Bring the lnternet into Your Documents on Budget and on Time  

Technical communicators can mine the Internet for fresh approaches and information to prepare documents with efficiency and minimal expense.

Murphy, Avon J. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Information Design>Research

Mystery Fiction and the Technical Communicator: The Editor's Role  

Technical editors can learn much from editors of mystery fiction. Both orchestrate elaborate game-playing and structuring as they serve as the reader's advocate.

Murphy, Avon J. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing

Three Worlds of Online Education: Evaluation of Commercial Courses  

Courses delivered over the World Wide Web, are an important element in today’s training programs. You can evaluate them by analyzing their content, handling of audience, interactivity, and cost.

Murphy, Avon J. STC Proceedings (2001). Articles>Education>Online>Assessment

Write a Winning Technical Book Review  

Potential book reviewers and reviewers with moderate experience can easily learn how to write successful technical book reviews for a publication such as Technical Communication.

Murphy, Avon J. STC Proceedings (1999). Articles>Writing>Journalism

Written Any Good Book Reviews Recently? The Chemistry of theTechnical Book Review Process  

Book reviews in a journal such as Technical Communication succeed when the right chemistry between reviewers and editor. Reviewers should recognize the multiple purposes of book reviews. They must contribute knowledge, integrity, writing ability, and objectivity to the review section. The editor, in turn, must be a people person, record keeper, visionary and nerd.

Murphy, Avon J. STC Proceedings (1997). Presentations>Writing

Creating an Anthology on Editing

Pulling together New Perspectives on Technical Editing, an anthology on editing, was a complex, yet exhilarating experience. The process fell into four stages.

Murphy, Avon J. Corrigo (2009). Articles>Editing>Technical Editing>Case Studies