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Author Archives: Bart Leahy
Writing as an Amateur in the Space Business vs. Writing as a Professional
This week a colleague asked for opinions about a prominent program in my industry. I realized almost immediately that I shouldn’t share my opinions in a public forum, and so responded via a private channel instead. Why? Am I being … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, careers, clients, Office Politics, peers, personal, philosophy, Technology, workplace
Tagged non-disclosure agreements, opinion writing, professionalism
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Evaluating Past Performance in Real Life
Recently a friend invited me to the Sebring International Raceway, where his brother was driving his Porsche GT4 at a high performance driver education event. Basically, instead of a race, the track was allowing people with sports cars to drive … Continue reading
Posted in personal, proposal writing, technical writing, Technology
Tagged past performance
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Sorting Out Conflicting Regulations, Revisited
Back in May, I posted an entry ranting about the conflicting regulations related to COVID-19 screening for my vacation. I’m now back from that vacation and thought I’d post a follow-up entry. There was more drama…some of it easily preventable, … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, documentation, education, science, technical writing, Technology
Tagged bureaucracy, COVID-19, paperwork, screening, vacation
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Event Management – Establishing and Sticking to a Schedule
Continuing the event management riff, one of the key areas where a technical writer can add value is by applying his or her schedule-making and -keeping skills. You might be the keeper of the schedule or the event manager or … Continue reading
You’ve Won Your Event Bid! Now What?
Note: I am on leave through the end of the month. If you have a comment or question, you might have to wait a little longer than usual for me to respond. Congratulations! Your hard efforts to write a winning … Continue reading