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As 2015 comes to a close, STC would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of TechComm Today a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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opensource.com
From Oct. 21:
Even if you don't enjoy writing and have no intentions of becoming a professional tech writer, chances are you'll have to draft reports, mailing list updates, or technical articles at some point in your career. With a few practical tips in mind — along with solid writing advice from Stephen King — you can improve your writing before you start writing. And, with proper planning, you can easily repurpose your content for multiple audiences.
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Machine Design
From Aug. 12:
Technical writing is often thought of as a way to communicate complex information in a simple, easy-to-understand, no-frills manner. This does not have to be just for scientific journals; technical writing can have many applications, such as policies and instructions. Here is a short list of things to keep in mind when creating technical documents.
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Skyword
From May 6:
For years, English teachers have taught their students to never split an infinitive, to never end a sentence with a preposition and to never use passive voice. There are more, certainly, but to me, these three are the biggest "zombie grammar rules" — they're outdated, misunderstood, or were never rules in the first place, but somehow, they're still shambling around despite their undead state.
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Futurity: Research News
From Oct. 7: A new book uses insights into the reading brain to give writers clear-cut, science-based guidelines on how to write anything well, from an email to a multi-million-dollar proposal. Yellowlees Douglas, an associate professor of management communication at the University of Florida, wrote the book to satisfy her frustrated students' needs for a guide to writing that "didn't just tell my students to imitate Hemingway, as one of them put it," Douglas says.
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LinkedIn
From Aug. 26:
With user experience, the primary objective is to remove barriers between the user and the outcome we want to create. We start by putting ourselves in the shoes of users and trying as best we can to get inside their heads so that we can approach the experience from their perspective. What kind of experience would they naturally gravitate toward? What might baffle them? What could thrill them? All of this becomes especially important when clients are trying to communicate something particularly detailed, nuanced or complex. In our experience, having a handful of solid principles to guide you can be particularly helpful.
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Business 2 Community
From May 6: Before you get to the publishing, before you get to the sharing and way before you get to the marketing – the first step in content is writing. The deluge of content on the Web has not only given us information-overload syndrome, it's also lowered our expectations. Today, anything can pass for content. But it's our responsibility as content marketers to evolve with the changing consumption habits of our audience and produce content that speaks to them – not just content for the sake of creating content. Here are 10 content writing basics to keep in mind the next time you put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard).
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• Translation of technical manuals and marketing
collateral
• Website and software localization
• Development of multilingual elearning modules
• Desktop publishing, document re-creation and
graphic design
• Interpretation-Simultanious and Consecutive
• Multimedia content: Voiceover, Dubbing and
Subtitling
As a boutique language service provider, ICD translation is flexible and agile.
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Samsung for Business
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As businesses adopt mobile technology at an unprecedented pace, the need for best-in-class mobile devices, support and services is growing rapidly. Samsung Mobile is committed to supporting businesses' mobile-first initiatives, offering a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise solutions.
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Econsultancy
From Feb. 25:
Writing for the Web isn't particularly complicated, but it is an important skill to master. And it doesn't require a huge departure from the basic rules of writing that were (or used to be) hammered into us at school. There are just a few criteria that have to be taken into account to maximize the impact of your copy, whether it be for marketing materials or a blog post. And to be clear, these are guiding principles rather than hard and fast rules.
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The New York Times
From Jan. 14:
Here's the latest batch of sound-alike mix-ups, featuring old standbys and new twists. Put them on your watch list.
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Tech Cocktail
From Nov. 18:
Technical writing is more demanding than that of your everyday content writing because it has a clear purpose — to present a tech product in simple language as to be understood by ordinary people. So here are some precious insights about how to successfully complete your job in this working field.
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The Next Web
From April 22:
Don't be fooled: chances are, your users scan your content for the best parts. Don't take it personally; it's nothing against your content (and doesn't undermine its value). It's just standard user behavior. The F-pattern is the go-to layout for text-heavy websites like news sites, blogs, or in-depth landing pages. Once we explain how and why it works, you'll start to notice its use on popular sites all over the Web.
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