Category Archives: advocacy

Technical Writing as a Calling

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Okay, this post might be a little more lofty than some of the others, but there is a point to this, and I’m here to write about the philosophy of technical writing, not always the technical matters. What exactly do … Continue reading →

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Strategic Technical Writing

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

I am not a documentation writer. That’s the usual assumption when I speak to engineers, but in fact, I usually explain that “I translate Engineerish into English.” In reality, I write presentations, conference papers, and speeches for program managers. That … Continue reading →

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Web Marketing

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

As I’ve absorbed the wonders of this-here internet thing, I’ve tried to understand how it ebbs and flows. In some ways, marketing on the internet is a combination of mass marketing (one message to rule them all), hyper-customization (content customized … Continue reading →

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The Technical Writer as Advocate

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

While I was pursuing my M.A., I developed a Venn diagram that crystallized my view of technical advocacy: My logic here was that to advocate for a science- or technology-based cause–especially one as dependent on government funding as space exploration–a technical communicator needed … Continue reading →

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