Category Archives: technical writing

Adventures in Meeting Minutes

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Bart Leahy

Taking meeting minutes is one of the smaller tasks I handle, but it can provide an important record of business dealings within an organization or between one organization and another. However, it’s not always as easy as I like to … Continue reading →

Posted in clients, documentation, documents, meetings, technical writing, workplace | Leave a comment

Avoiding Conflicts of Interest

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Bart Leahy

I dropped out of my reporting job at Spaceflight Insider (SFI) three years ago–not because of any wrongdoing, but because my various freelance contracts in the aerospace business were starting to interfere with my ability to write stories for SFI. I … Continue reading →

Posted in business writing, careers, clients, engineering, freelancing, management, Office Politics, personal, proposal writing, technical writing, workplace | Leave a comment

Things Students Can Do to Prepare for a Technical Writing Career

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Bart Leahy

This is directed toward my younger readers who are still attending school and seeking advice on things they can do now to be a technical writer once they’re done with their formal education (quick hint: your informal education never ends!). … Continue reading →

Posted in careers, education, freelancing, technical writing | 2 Comments

Balancing Work Load

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Bart Leahy

It’s been a while since I talked about this, but as I get to closer to starting school, it’s important that I recall how to balance my work load to make sure everything gets done. My approach is not the … Continue reading →

Posted in clients, management, Office Politics, peers, technical writing, workplace | Leave a comment

Metrics in Writing

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Bart Leahy

Like many English majors, I am not a big fan of numbers, especially when it comes to my work. There are, however, constructive ways to apply metrics to your work as a technical communicator and get results that make everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in clients, editing, management, technical writing, workplace | Tagged , | Leave a comment