Category Archives: social media

Thoughts After the Fact–Dressing for Success

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Bart Leahy

My professional mentor D2 suggested that I revisit previous posts from this blog to add thoughts after the fact. Today I’ll be reviewing a couple of older posts from Heroic Technical Writing, adding or refining my thoughts since they were first written. … Continue reading →

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Whom to Trust in a Crisis

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Bart Leahy

A year ago, in an environment not dominated by a virus, I wrote about how to recognize cranks in your research at work. However, as we are all now living with a science-related crisis, this seems like the best time … Continue reading →

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Conveying Urgency Through Style

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Bart Leahy

Depending on the situation, my writing style can be terse or exceptionally “fluffy” (full of extra pleasantries). Today I’m in a terse mood because I have work to do, so I’ll keep this short and to the point.

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How to Use Social Media to Boost Your Traffic

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Bart Leahy

This will be a tutorial about what I know about operating social media accounts. You will note that I am not quite cool or savvy enough to use ALL of the options available and that I will contradict advice I’ve … Continue reading →

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Millennials and Technology Use

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Bart Leahy

If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you might be aware that other people’s technology habits occasionally can make me…cranky (see here and here for examples). I’ve gotten especially out of sorts regarding millennials’ social media use and their occasional … Continue reading →

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