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Professional Education of Technical Writers in Germany There is no doubt that in the U.S. the degree of public recognition of technical writing and, in a wider sense, technical communication [...]

SUMMARY People with impaired ability to read are a growing part of our audience. We need to respond to the needs of these people by changing the way we communicate [...]

The fundamental differences between discussion and annotation were examined by studying whether the Hypertext Environment for Reasoned Discourse (HERD) could also support annotation during collaborative work with documents. The results showed that HERD was appropriate for discussion, but not for annotation. In contrast, a study using the Multiple Users Creating Hypertext (MUCH) of the some of the texts used for the HERD study showed that MUCH was more appropriate for annotation rather than discussion. The implications for the design of software which integrates support for both discussion and annotation were discussed.

Emerging technology is changing the processes of writing and of teaching others to write. The availability of enhanced word processors, style checkers, grammar checkers, CD-ROM-based reference tools and online databases […]

Conference presentations are ideal venues for developing and expanding a specific topic into an article meant for publication. The presentation can both serve as a deadline for finishing the first draft and for gaining useful comments and insights which can help revise the article for publication purposes. Special attention should be given to surface features, citing previous research and supporting the main idea with substantial proof and examples., Many articles begin as conference presentations. Presenting what you hope will become an article at a conference can give you both a deadline for finishing the first draft and elicit [...]

Technical writers reduce pressure on the IT helpdesk Nick Langley computer.weekly@rbi.co.uk What is it? Although most of us would admit to never reading a software manual, bad documentation can limit […]

To improve your writing, organize your information, be concise, keep it simple, be specific, and check for punctuation and grammar errors. Our company can improve its productivity by improving the [...]

For the many people who agonize over writing; for those who face a blank sheet of paper while facts and figures swirl through their heads; for anyone who spends a [...]