Category Archives: business writing

Space Commerce Workshop Notes

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Bart Leahy

Updated 10/5/2022 to replace external link. /b Last week, I attended Destination: Bold Opportunity, an all-day workshop put on by the Space Foundation here in Orlando to teach small businesses how to work in the space business. I’ll be sharing some of … Continue reading →

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Writing Differences Between the Non-Profit and For-Profit Worlds

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Bart Leahy

Today’s post was suggested by my friend Susan, who asked, “What about the various differences or challenges of working public/private or profit/non-profit gigs?” Primarily, the two types of writing differ by process, collaboration, and style.

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Scope Creep and the Technical Writer

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Bart Leahy

At the suggestion of my friend Susan, today I’ll be taking on the topic of scope creep. Most of the time, this is an engineering issue, such as when a NASA mission or piece of hardware starts out with one … Continue reading →

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Just the Facts: Writing in a Customer Complaint Situation

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Bart Leahy

Whether you have “writer” in your job title or not, writing factually and opinion-free about customers in complaint situations is an important professional skill. My first experience doing business writing for pay was in the hospitality industry, but it could … Continue reading →

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Proposal Writing for Engineers

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Bart Leahy

Following my presentation last week, an engineer friend pointed out that the biggest adjustment he faced with technical writing was learning to write proposals. For reasons that elude me, unless they’re required to take a technical writing class, college/university engineering … Continue reading →

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