As promised, here’s part 2 of my discussion on the NASA organization. In Part 1, I talked about the different Mission Directorates. Continue reading
Writing for “NASA” is a bit vague. It’s rather like working for Disney or even the Department of Defense–given the diversity of said organizations, you could be anywhere from the upper echelons of the organization to the front line. Today I’m going to go take a crack at explaining some of the different functions NASA performs and how it structures itself to carry out those functions. I will cover NASA Headquarters in my discussion about the NASA centers. Apologies in advance for the length. Continue reading
Wine barrels at Chateau Montelena.
Yep, still on vacation. But that doesn’t mean I can’t provide useful information in absentia. Today I’ll be reviewing my general approach to people looking to change, improve, or start their career–in technical communication or elsewhere. I’ll be back to posting “live” Thursday. Continue reading
I’m taking an extended vacation this week, so today’s entry and Monday’s will be retrospective pieces to save me from bringing my laptop with me. Today I’ll be looking at the top five entries from 2017 (so far!). Enjoy. Continue reading
This week’s reader letter comes from Brittany, a student who had questions about the types of reports I’ve written for NASA, who I wrote them for, and what sorts of legal or ethical issues could be tied to those reports. There is no short version for that, except to say I wrote a lot of reports of varying flavors, and that the ethical/legal issues varied by the product and the audience. Read on to learn more. Continue reading
Apologies, people. I’m going on vacation next week and trying to get things out the door, so the blog is getting short shrift again. The good news is, I have a couple of very nice, well-thought-out pieces for while I’m gone, so you can look forward to those. And if you’re someone who’s blogging for fun and you don’t hit your deadline, take heart: the world will not end.
I write this blog out of the kindness of my heart, but contributions would be appreciated. If you become a regular contributor, I will conjure up bonus content or other bennies to make your contributions worth your while.
