All I’ve been thinking about the past week, it seems, is real-time and how it affects docs. Yesterday I wrote a post about it. Today, I tested it out. I wrote a procedure in Twitter.
Tech writers – take a look at it and let me know what you think. Tweets are from today, December 29, [...]
My First Procedure Written in Twitter
December 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
Real-time: it’s sooooo last second
December 28, 2009 By 4 Comments
Who has time to think? These days, actions do speak louder than words. The world has changed to an immediate, need-it-now mentality. Real-time is turning into all-the-time, and tech writers need to address it. Can’t ignore this one!
The luxury of time is slipping away from us. Time to research. Time to test. Time to write [...]
E-Learning Rapid Development = Sticky Learning
December 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
Sticky learning* is the primary goal of any learning initiative, regardless of the method used to create it. Good content and well-defined learning objectives and measurements will result in effective e-learning courses that improve business performance and the bottom line.
“Rapid-development” is a hot topic, generating a great amount of discussion about whether it is an [...]
Introducing: New e-Learning Category and Contributor Jill Freeman
December 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tech writers often work closely with e-learning developers. Yes, it’s true that tech writers can (and should) be able to make their own short online tutorials, or make a quick video to show how an app works. However, there are definitely times when a polished, planned tutorial or similar item must be developed – and [...]
On Writing and Finding Words
December 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
Now, I don’t know how other writers view the world of words, or all the letters and words available from which to choose when composing some sort of written material. For me, I always visualize words up in the sky, like stars, and when writing, I just reach up and gather some. Sometimes they’re easily [...]