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Category Archives: management
Staffing for Events
Continuing my riff on Event Management, today I’ll be discussing recruiting team members for the event. A reader commented about an external event management company on the last post, so let me clarify that the assumption for these posts is … Continue reading
Posted in leadership, management, peers, proposal writing, workplace
Tagged event management, volunteering
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Technical Writing and Event Management, Revisited
I’ve written about event management a couple of times before (here and here, for example). However, I’ve not written about the activity in a comprehensive way because I have this lurking fear that if people see me writing about event … Continue reading
Posted in careers, clients, leadership, management, meetings, peers, personal, proposal writing, technical writing, volunteering, workplace
Tagged event management
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Friday Miscellany
I don’t have a single, long thought to share with you this week. However, I have a few shorter ones related to technical editing that you might find of value. Or not. Stranger things have happened.
Posted in blogging, consulting, editing, freelancing, graphics, management, peers, personal, technical writing, workplace
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Soft Skills: Reading Between the Lines
“Reading between the lines” sounds like a straightforward skill, but if you grew up with a very literal brain, as I did, it sometimes takes years before you get this skill working for you. I’ll take a shot at explaining … Continue reading
Posted in audience, management, Office Politics, philosophy, presentations, technical writing, workplace
Tagged parsing, semantics, speechwriting
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Contracting Realities
I do my best to share the less-than-ideal side of freelancing on this blog so you aren’t caught off guard when unfortunate things happen. This past month, I learned that one of my customers would not be renewing their contract. … Continue reading
Posted in clients, consulting, freelancing, management, workplace
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