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Tag Archives: technical writing
How to Prevent UX Workers From Quitting
Solving one issue can clear up so many of the problems user experience practitioners have on the job. Source: How to Prevent UX Workers From Quitting If you’ve ever worked in UX or CX or content strategy, this is an … Continue reading
Maintaining Your Principles While On the Job
Ooh…she’s going into controversial territory here… (Well, yeah, I am. What’s new?) I’ve heard some people say that the COVID-19 pandemic and world events really has them looking at life very differently now on a number of levels. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged content strategy, digital literacy, DIY education, e-learning, education, Employment, ethics, instructional design, instructional design and technology, mission, morals, principles, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, unemployment, user experience, UX
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What is UX Writing? | UX Booth
There’s a new job in town. Google’s looking. Amazon’s looking. Dropbox, Paypal…many of the big players in tech are now looking for User Experience Writers. This week, Kristina Bjoran explains how writing-focused user experience designers will be a critical part … Continue reading
A plea, to everyone – from content designers, everywhere
Content design is an actual thing It sounds obvious, but content design is a real thing. Before trying to advocate what content designers are, it’s probably easier to explain what they’re not. Source: A plea, to everyone – from content … Continue reading
How Can a Company That is Largely Remote Be a Great Place to Work? – LinkedIn
While going through my LinkedIn thread today, I found this article, and discovered that it succinctly tells what’s needed for an effective and positive experience in having a remote workplace: How Can a Company That is Largely Remote Be a … Continue reading
Is remote work finally back on track in tech comm?
Today, I was reading Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook post about remote work, and how Facebook is realizing that a lot of people like remote work. Surprise, surprise! They acknowledge there’s some down-sides to working remote in some cases, but they want … Continue reading
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A reflection: Finding work during lockdown….PFFFT.
As I write this, we’ve been under shelter-in-place for almost nine weeks where I live. Where I live, we are very much near the heart of where the worst outbreaks are in the United States. With the exception of leaving … Continue reading
Content in the Age of Coronavirus
Welcome to day 4-ish of my self-quarantine from the coronavirus pandemic. I say 4-ish because I went out on Sunday, but once I came back, I’ve stayed home every since. I went for a walk with my husband around the … Continue reading
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Tagged content experience, content storytelling, content strategy, digital literacy, Distance Learning, DIY education, e-learning, education, elearning, instructional design, Jimmy Fallon, Learning, social media, STC, storytelling, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, The Tonight Show
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Structure and Semantics for Context – Simple A
Simple A’s Maxwell Hoffman happens to be a good friend and mentor of mine. I’m lucky and honored to have him as one of my cheerleaders. Maxwell recently wrote and excellent article about structure and semantics for context in content … Continue reading
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Tagged content model, content modelling, content strategy, customer experience, CX, DITA, intelligent content, Maxwell Hoffmann, semantics, Simple A, structure, structured content, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, user experience, UX
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Virus puts gig economy to the test – LinkedIn
It’s amazing to see how suddenly companies are taking coronavirus/COVID19 so seriously, and suddenly allowing remote work in droves. In light of this, my friend Ken Ronkowitz shared this link on LinkedIn which covers a few articles and comments about … Continue reading
