I attended the Open Help Conference in lush, green, over-20-inches-of-rain Cincinnati over the weekend and learned so much. I wanted to share my observations in a longer format than the 140 characters I used sporadically during the conference. First of all, if you want to read through the presentations, we’ve gathered them on the Open […]
Crowdsourcing Inquisition
I consider myself a curious person. I was constantly questioning as a kid, much to the chagrin of my fifth grade teacher. I recall that he wrote in my yearbook, “Keep asking questions, but when you ask, listen and learn.” How fortunate I could become a professional technical writer, where curiosity and asking “how does […]
Trends and Open Source Writing
I get the greatest emails sometimes, thanks to my blog. Here’s the lead-in line that especially piqued my interest: “I’m researching trends in technical communication for a grad-level writing class,” She had me at trends in technical communication. And research. So of course, I read on. ” and I’ve found lots of posts on the […]