Category Archives: guest speaking

Presentation Prep

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Bart Leahy

I’ll be guest speaking at the Northern Alabama STC Chapter Meeting this Thursday (members only–sorry!). I’ll post my remarks next week. Right now I’m in the process of rehearsing my talk. I thought I’d share my “process,” such as it … Continue reading →

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Classroom Debrief: Pointers for Tech Writers Facing the Job Market in 2020

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Bart Leahy

Thanks to my past thesis director, I connected with Marika Siegel, a technical writing professor at Michigan Technical University (MTU) who is using Heroic Technical Writing as a classroom reading assignment. On Monday I was a guest speaker for Marika’s … Continue reading →

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2018: Looking Back

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Bart Leahy

It’s the last post of the calendar year, and I’ve done this once or twice before, so it seems fitting that I close out 2018 with a look backward.

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Characteristics of Formal and Informal Writing

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Bart Leahy

I’m currently supporting a new corporate client that is serious, so to speak, about maintaining an informal in-house writing style. How serious? Their in-house style manual runs longer than 200 pages. They want to make certain anyone writing for them … Continue reading →

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Talking with Students About Writing Textbooks

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Bart Leahy

Last month a friend and I had the opportunity to talk to some middle-school students about writing science articles. Apparently one of the social studies teachers down the hall heard there was a writer in the house and requested my services … Continue reading →

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