Author: TechCommGeekMom

How Can eLearning Profeesionals Effectively Use Humor in eLearning? Check the Top 5 Tips To Effectively Use Humor in eLearning!

Source: elearningindustry.com

Humor is harder to write that one would think. I remember someone referring to me as a tech comm humorist at one time. I welcomed the title, but it’s not something that I intentionally set out to be. Part of what is explained in this article is storytelling, and I try to do that in my own way, with my own sense of humor showing now and then. You have to be careful with humor, but if employed well in any writing, it can make a big impact. Read this article for a few guidelines that will help not only in e-learning, but also with any tech comm writing. 

–techcommgeekmom

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Take your tech skills to the next level and you’ll be on your way to a more fulfilling career.

Source: mashable.com

I must wholeheartedly support this article, because I’m living proof of it! I learned the basics of HTML and CSS about 17 or 18 years ago, and it’s SO easy! It’s taken my career to a completely different level as a result. Even now, there are people who think I’m brilliant simply because I know how to fix a table in HTML to present correctly. (Here’s the truth–I’m not brilliant at all! Good HTML tools and knowing basic coding is all that it is.) Would I call myself a developer as a result? Never! But, it does give me an advantage when working with developers that I understand just enough of what they do and how web pages work that I know when they are telling me the truth and when they are trying to fool me. As a technical communicator–or just ANYONE, in my opinion, should learn the basics, and this article gives some excellent reasons why. Like I said, I’m living proof of it! 

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If you want to create a meal that nourishes and satisfies, and can even become a memorable experience, you hand-pick fresh, honest ingredients and combine them with care. It’s how the “mothers,” the great women chefs of Lyon, earned accolades and loyal customers—and it’s a great model for web design, too.

Source: alistapart.com

Rick Sapir on Google+ turned me on to this article, and it’s brilliant! The author has created an incredibly delicious analogy comparing web design and culinary skills. Whether you are an amateur cook, food enthusiast, or neither, you’ll find this article enlightening. I highly recommend it! Read it now! 

–techcommgeekmom

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The company will present their new Arduino Materia 101 at Maker Faire Rome next weekend.

Source: makezine.com

Here’s another new entry in the 3D printer world from Arduino. The price is also not too bad. Looks like 3D printers are starting to become more mainstreamed, so the prices are getting better and more people are getting into the game. Read this article about the latest one to join the many models out there. 

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It seems that many marketers on the whole may struggle to understand the discipline of content strategy. So a few content strategists were asked to get thoughts on the subject from Facebook content…

Source: contentmarketinginstitute.com

I had the chance to first meet Jonathon Colman on Twitter, and then in person in an elevator at the 2014 STC Summit after giving his fantastic keynote speech there. He’s a really awesome guy. I like his insights, and that he truly brings everything back to the key of all technical communications: the audience. 

Read this excellent interview/article by Jonathon. He haspresented great insights here that all content strategists and technical communicators need to pursue going forward in the industry. 

–techcommgeekmom

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