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Entries Tagged as 'Technical Writing'

I think I found a use for the cloud!

September 28th, 2012 by · No Comments · Technical Writing, Writing Tools

Read the blog and see if you agree… http://stcrmc.org/wordpress/?p=2051

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A few of my favorite things: Making Data Meaningful

December 29th, 2010 by · No Comments · Business Tips, Copywriting, Technical Writing

After reading Making Data Meaningful, Part 1, A guide to writing stories about numbers (a free document from the United Nations), I’m considering making it a prerequisite for all my technical writing classes. Nearly everything it says agrees with what I teach, and there’s even more information than I can cover in class (or in [...]

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Two cool presentation tools

December 27th, 2010 by · No Comments · Software and Design Tools, Technical Writing, Writing Tools

The periodic table of visualization methods I often joke that I was born without a right hemisphere in my brain, but my lack of visualization abilities really has limited me in my writing and presentations. That’s why I was so glad to discover The periodic table of visualization methods. Run your mouse over any of [...]

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The Yahoo! Style Guide

December 27th, 2010 by · No Comments · Technical Writing, Writing Tools

I just learned of the Yahoo! Style Guide online (you can buy it for $14.95 on Amazon). The online version has some interesting quick links; I was fascinated by their word list (is it 24/7 or 24-7?)  Their list would be a good model for your own customized word list; I always like having preferred [...]

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