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Category Archives: mentoring
Why Mentor?
One of the better and easier ways you can leave a legacy is to be a mentor to someone…or multiple someones. It costs very little, builds goodwill, and ensures that the people who seek your advice will know what you know. … Continue reading
Posted in audience, consulting, mentoring, personal, philosophy
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Space Commerce Workshop Notes
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
Posted in business writing, careers, education, freelancing, mentoring, technical writing
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What Does Professionalism Look Like?
Note: This post has been edited slightly from its original version. One of the things they don’t teach in university technical writing class (but maybe should) is office etiquette, what I would call professionalism. Schools teach intellectual/technical skills and assume … Continue reading
Tech Writing Questions from a High School Robotics Team
My fiction-writing buddy Ciara Knight has a high-school-age son who’s participating in the FIRST Robotics competition, where groups of students get together to create robots that compete on some sort of timed activity. This year, the activity is space-themed, which … Continue reading
2018: Looking Back
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.