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Adverbs are evil. You’ll see this repeated over and over in numerous articles that promise to teach you the fine art of writing. Technical writers create a lot of text, some of it is less generic than other and this Continue reading »

Let's talk about verbs in technical writing. We are using them basically in every sentence, so it makes sense to look closer at this notion. As we all know, technical documentation is meant to be as precise and clear as Continue reading »

Single sign-on is a buzzword, and it has been in the computer-based industries for a while now. But, what is the exact mechanism behind single sign-on? Why do we trust it so much? There are a lot of questions around Continue reading »

Take a look at your workspace. What are your thoughts? Do you feel encouraged and full of productive energy to create superb technical documentation when you are looking at it? If the answer is ‘yes’, then this article is probably Continue reading »

We all can agree that content should be the primary focus of a technical writer. But, we also can’t just leave out other aspects of creating technical documentation. This is why we would like to focus on styling and formatting Continue reading »

Hundreds of tips can be found on the Internet on creating appealing resumes. There are some general guidelines and standards to follow regardless of the profession of choice. But, if you want to really impress your employer, you might want Continue reading »

Hi, I’m Kesi Parker, a technical writer. I like to chat with technical writers on Facebook to get acquainted with new people and get new experience. And know what? In some companies, technical writers use MS Word or Google Docs Continue reading »

Migrating to a new tool is a pain for anyone. Even when a new messenger is implemented in your company, there’s still this transition period. Yes, with sending messages being the primary function of an app, you still need time Continue reading »

Technical writing requires tools for measurement and analysis like any other work process. Although, it is quite difficult to decide what metrics to use considering specifics of this field. We began discussing this topic a while ago and figured out Continue reading »

Punctuation in English is considered by many somewhat optional. But quotation marks are an exception here - you can’t skip them in such cases like a direct quote, for example. Quotation marks usage is often found confusing as British English Continue reading »