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Albert Einstein was a simple man who believed in the scientific principle of Occam’s Razor , paraphrased as:   “when you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the…

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Another gem from Darin Hammond. I love the Princeton connection in this! Well, I live in the suburbs of Princeton, after all, where there is Pi Day celebrating the number 22/7 and Albert Einstein’s birthday, and I’m familiar with Cornell West’s presence. But I digress…Darin’s point is clear, and this point is especially important in technical writing, not just in blogging. If you can’t explain a technical thing simply, then you need to think it through until you can. A presidential candidate once said something to the effect of, "If you can’t explain the issues to your grandmother at the kitchen table, then you need to learn the issues better." I’m paraphrasing here, but you get the idea. Read the article. 

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Do you really want to be a technical writer? Though it is one of the best paying professions, but you have to sacrifice a lot of your normal life to be the best.

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This is a great article by Ajay Narang. As Ajay points out, technical writing is not for the faint of heart! I think much of this list applies to technical communications as a whole. Can you relate to this list? Do you agree or disagree with some of these "sacrifices"? Let me know in the comments below. 

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This is a great blog post by Clark Quinn, e-learning guru whom I think highly of. His post talks about whether there is a science to learning (spoiler: there is) and how e-learning professionals should frame it as learning engineers. It got me wondering how content engineers and other technical communicators beyond those in the e-learning field approach this.  

 

What are you thoughts after reading Clark’s post? Answer in the comments section below. 

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Companies have long under-appreciated the role of techcomm in their organizations. That’s because management frequently regards technical documentation as a necessary cost, rather than as an opportunity to have a positive impact on customer relationships. Unfortunately, technical communicators often buy into this perception by seeing their value as limited to helping users answer their product ……

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Excellent article by the Acrolinx team! Must read! These are all points that need to be kept in mind, and it’s something that I feel like I’ve been continually hearing about at conferences in the last few years. Read this now!

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Like any other language, American has its idioms. Some are very similar to British English, and it’s not difficult for […]

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As an American, I’m often trying to learn and understand British and Canadian expressions. But I’m sure that I’m not alone in that some of the expressions in this list I thought were possibly understood by my British friends! Read this…it’s interesting. What might be some other American expressions that we Americans take for granted? List your suggestions below in the comments! 

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