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Category Archives: volunteering
Tech Writing Questions from a High School Robotics Team, Part 2
A year ago or so, my fiction-writing buddy Ciara Knight‘s high-school-aged son sent me some questions about my career as a professional technical communicator for his FIRST Robotics competition. This year, the Eagle Robotics team is still at it, and they … Continue reading
Posted in education, reader response, technical writing, volunteering
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Writing Differences Between the Non-Profit and For-Profit Worlds
Today’s post was suggested by my friend Susan, who asked, “What about the various differences or challenges of working public/private or profit/non-profit gigs?” Primarily, the two types of writing differ by process, collaboration, and style.
Posted in business writing, clients, editing, peers, volunteering, workplace
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Evaluating Persuasive Writing: Am I Making a Difference?
This post is a response to another friend’s suggestion (reminder to my readers: I do take requests). My buddy Chuck suggested I take on “social engineering on a budget.” He was joking, as it turned out, but what he meant was talking … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, technical writing, Technology, volunteering
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How to Write Effective Book Reviews
One way to get your foot in the door with a community/magazine you’re interested in writing for is to write book reviews. The important things to remember are that you meet your audience’s and editor’s expectations when describing the virtues … Continue reading
The Plus Side of Helium Hands
Somewhere along the line I picked up the habit of volunteering for things. If there was a dirty/difficult/unexpected job to do, I learned to raise my hand and say, “Sure, I’ll do that.” Part of this probably resulted from the … Continue reading
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