Charts And The Technical Writer by Theresa Pojuner
One of the most essential components of a document is charts. As Technical Writers, we always write concisely, and clearly, but there will be times, when we need the assistance of charts to...
View ArticleTables And Technical Writing by Theresa Pojuner
In the previous post, I talked about focusing on some of the more fundamental and helpful components of a document (charts, figures, images, flowcharts, pictures) and their usage. My next favorite...
View ArticleGetting To Know Your Technical Writing Department (Part 2) by Theresa Pojuner
This is the second part of the post ‘Getting To Know Your Technical Writing Department’. We have read what questions need to be asked regarding Projects, Writing, and Collaboration. Now we need to see...
View ArticleDesigning For Your Audience by Theresa Pojuner
How much is too much? How do we know how to present a technical document?- Whether it is written for projects, systems, communication, procedures, applications, prototypes, education, training, user...
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X is for neXt steps toward eXcellence by Gail Zack Anderson
How far have you come on this journey? Are you “there” yet? Sometimes it is hard to see our progress, especially when we are making small changes, changing habits and fine-tuning our existing skills....
View ArticleTips For Wireframes by Theresa Pojuner
Wireframes allow developers, designers, trainers, managers, marketers, etc. to communicate and transfer knowledge to different types of audiences through the use of diagrams, images, models...
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Five Ways to Build Better Visuals by Gail Zack Anderson
I know, I know, everyone else in your organization creates bullet pointed slides, complete with facts and numbers, or long lists of actions, reasons or steps. So why shouldn’t you? Well, one reason is...
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Five Tips for Better Slide Delivery by Gail Zack Anderson
There he stood, looking steadily at his slides projected on the screen. He stood like that for more than ten minutes, talking to the slides, totally disconnected from his audience. His slides were...
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Paper Training for Better Presentations by Gail Zack Anderson
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to work with a terrific, bright group of administrators in a law firm. Most of them don’t deliver presentations often, but they are instrumental in helping create...
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Do Your Homework for Great Presentation Skills by Gail Zack Anderson
Sam didn’t know what a great business presentation looked like. He had joined his organization right after leaving school, and when he presented, he was alone with his clients. Other than all-hands...
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Go Deep for Outstanding Technical Presentations by Gail Zack Anderson
If your content is technical, complex, data driven or numbers-heavy, you will want to listen up. Don’t fall into the camp of “I know it is dry and boring content but I can’t do anything about it…”...
View ArticleValue Of Slide Shows by Theresa Pojuner
User manuals provide a road map for the user. Many technical writers embed screen shots or images into documents to aid the user in seeing what a product or application is composed of, how a task is...
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Training? Seven Ways to Keep it Fresh by Gail Zack Anderson
Tired of the same old-same old training session or presentation? If you are, you can bet your audience will be too. So start thinking creatively about ways to change it up, break it up and shake it...
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How to Rock your Number-Driven Presentation by Gail Zack Anderson
John was reluctant to present monthly results to his leaders. His heavily chart-laden slides either resulted in sleepy audiences, or in lots of questions, most of them off-topic. What to do? If your...
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How to Move From Good to Great Speaking by Gail Zack Anderson
James was a skilled high potential leader who spoke with great composure and strength. These skills had served him well in his previous roles, but now he was moving into “large group” presentations...
View ArticleMapping Your Document (Part 1) by Theresa Pojuner
Mapping is a technique for organizing and visualizing your ideas. It is a great way to communicate relationships within different ideas, and shows how all these ideas or thoughts are connected. Mapping...
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10 Super-Quick Tips to Design Better Slides by Gail Zack Anderson
Next time you open PowerPoint to create a slide deck for a meeting or presentation, remember these super-quick tips to ensure better-looking, better-functioning slides that add visual value to your...
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15 Quick Tips for Delivering Slides and Visual Aids by Gail Zack Anderson
Slide shows getting boring? Next time you get ready to deliver a presentation using slides, review this list and commit to delivering your slides with impact. Decide if a slideshow is really needed. If...
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Special Tips for Laptop Presentations by Gail Zack Anderson
If you are presenting, odds are you are using your laptop either to walk the listeners through content in a small group, or projected on a screen to a larger group, or online when speaking with a...
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