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Reader Response: Liberal Arts as a Path to Information Development

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Bart Leahy

I was clearing out my Heroic Technical Writing email this past Monday when I found a 2017 message from Nevin in Ireland (absurdly late–my apologies!). He shared with me two articles he’d written for Johnson Controls (here and here) about how … Continue reading →

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Universal Skills

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Bart Leahy

I would once again like to thank Nevin in Ireland for sending me a raft of thought-provoking questions. I believe today’s posting will cover the last of the lot. Nevin, I hope you and the rest of my readers have … Continue reading →

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Skill Sets for Freelance Writing

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Bart Leahy

As part of my ongoing quest to meet my readers’ expectations (and, as an extra bonus, get content for a book based on this blog), today’s entry is, again, based on a reader suggestion. Thanks again to Nevin in Ireland, … Continue reading →

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Soft Skills for Being a Team Player

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Bart Leahy

This blog is in response to a survey comment. I got some great responses recently, and I’d especially like to thank Nevin in Ireland for some great topic suggestions! His specific question was, “What personal skills you should develop to … Continue reading →

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