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Explore a curated selection of resources designed to elevate your skills in technical communication. Discover tools, articles, and references that will help you create impactful content that truly resonates with your audience.
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Comprehensive Resource Collection
Welcome to our comprehensive resource hub, where technical communicators can find a wealth of information to refine their craft. Whether you’re looking for the latest tools to streamline your workflow, insightful articles to broaden your understanding, or essential references to guide your projects, our curated list has you covered. Dive into our selection and discover new ways to enhance your technical communication skills and deliver content that truly helps people get things done.
Essential Links for Technical Communicators
Essential Reads for Tech Comms Professionals
'The Elements of Technical Writing' by Gary Blake and Robert W. Bly
'Technical Communication' by Mike Markel and Stuart A. Selber
'The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing' by Krista Van Laan
'Information Development' by JoAnn T. Hackos
'Every Page is Page One' by Mark Baker
'The Product is Docs: Writing Technical Documentation in a Product Development Team' by Christopher Gales and Splunk Documentation Team
'Technical Writing Process: The Simple, Five-Step Guide That Can Be Used by Any Writer' by Kieran Morgan
'Developing Quality Technical Information' by Michelle Carey, Moira McFadden Lanyi, Deirdre Longo, and Elizabeth Wilde
'Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing' by Jared Bhatti, Zachary Sarah Corleissen, Jen Lambourne, David Nunez, and Heidi Waterhouse
'Technical Writing One' by Google Developers
'The Craft of Scientific Writing' by Michael Alley
'The Chicago Manual of Style' by University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
'The Oxford Guide to Plain English' by Martin Cutts
'Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry' by Sun Technical Publications
'Managing Your Documentation Projects' by JoAnn T. Hackos
'The Practical Guide to Information Design' by Ronnie Lipton
'Writing for Interaction: Crafting the Information Experience for Web and Software Apps' by Linda Newman Lior
'The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader’s Perspective' by George D. Gopen
Insights into Technical Communication Practices
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Despite its name, technical writing isn’t just about writing. It’s about being a bridge between two worlds, the tech development world and the tech usage world. Tech writers become intimately familiar with how tech works in order to give people the information they...
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Together, Jeremy and Janine have accumulated 40 years 😲 working in the sci-tech world. Jeremy’s entry point to tech writing was the coding side of things, Janine’s was the science and words side. Together, we’ve built a framework for understanding how people interact...
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