A UK government department is looking to recruit a contract technical writer to create and manage technical documentation for service teams, and to document its decisions and how things work. They need someone who will: Write technical documentation for internal users and government services, including API documentation and technical guidance Understand GOV.UK style and write… Read more »
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Podcast 131: Diana Logan on GitLab and Hackathons
We talk to Diana Logan, Manager, Technical Writing at GitLab, about Gitlab’s approach to documentation and code. We discuss: Working in an “Docs as Code” environment The upcoming GitLab Docs Hackathon Working for a fully remote, asynchronous organisation More information: GitLab Docs Hackathon 23 – 27 January, 2023 Five fast facts about docs as code… Read more »
Improving slideuments – a makeover
We’ve been posting some videos on YouTube that provide tips relating to business and technical communication. Our most recent video is about slideuments. A slideument is a cross between a slide deck and a document. In this video, we go through how a slideument can be improved to make it easier to read as a document…. Read more »
A simple technique for evaluating policies and procedures
This is a simple way to understand if your readers understand your content or not. It’s a technique taught on Cherryleaf’s Policies and procedures writing training course. https://youtu.be/8btRzEw–1A
Podcast 130: Trends in technical communication for 2023 and beyond
It’s that time of year for us to gaze into our crystal ball and share your and our predictions for the future of technical communication for 2023 and beyond. Transcript This is the Cherryleaf Podcast. Welcome to The Cherryleaf Podcast. Around this time of the year, we tend to do a podcast on future… Read more »