Writing And Editing Stem Overview  

As part of the process of developing this overview I went back to some of the Proceedings for STC conferences that were held 10 years ago. I also reviewed issues of Technical Communication that were published at the same time.

Forbes, Christopher J. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Writing>Editing

Writing and Editing Stem Overview  

What could embody this year’s theme of Evolution/Revolution more than the Writing and Editing Stem? On the one hand, we must continue to evolve as professionals by building our writing and editing skills, the cornerstones of our trade. On the other, we must stay on top of the information revolution our industry is experiencing. This stem will help you to do both: build upon the basics and also stay abreast of the new technology and tools that are constantly revolutionizing the ways we do our work.

Murphy, Daniel J. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Editing>Writing

Writing and Editing Stem Overview  

The Writing and Editing Stem of the 42nd Annual STC Conference is designed to provide sessions that speak to the questions of technical communicators today and that also remind us to 'stick to the basics' of our craft(s). In a world of to 're-imagine' the audience and gain new ever-changing technologies, we must perspectives. Find out how to motivate your accommodate both a diverse audience and a audience to learn and then keep ‘em coming back! diverse media. Our goal is to explore (proven and new) methodologies and ideas that can enhance our writing and editing skills and philosophies as we enter the 21st century.

Baxley, Deborah Lewis. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>Writing>Editing

Writing Consistently Across Media: Ten Proofreading Tips

Last time I wrote about consistency in online writing. Soon after, I received an email from Leslie Drechsler, a reader in Tustin, CA: 'As a Marketing Communications Specialist, I'd love to hear your ideas on how to successfully implement consistency in an established business,' she wrote. 'I thought developing a company style guide would solve the problem. But perhaps there are other ways to approach it. 'Perhaps this could be the subject of another article.' Here's that article, Leslie.

Henning, Kathy. ClickZ (2001). Articles>Editing>Style Guides>Writing

Writing Drafts

One of the keys to effective technical writing is to write, edit and re-write. Once you have completed the first draft, you will need to review it several times to identify errors and inconsistencies in the text.

Klariti. Articles>Writing>Editing

Writing Programs and the English Department

A couple of years ago John Gerber, in an article in the ADE Bulletin, urged a broadened definition of 'literacy,' one that would encompass all study relating to linguistic artifacts, from the most elementary reading and writing to the most differentiated scholarship and composing. Nearly all college English departments do include much of this broad range, but the inclusion is rarely an integration. Instead, there's the English major and the freshman composition program and the creative-writing courses and, sometimes, the courses for nonmajors: film, popular culture, folklore; business and technical writing; and so forth. In large departments different faculty members may specialize in one or another of these units, and the chairman, who is supposed to be running the whole six-ring circus, can scarcely get the different sorts to talk to one another. What integration occurs begins and ends with the yearly departmental cocktail party.

Johnson, Paula. ADE Bulletin (1979). Articles>Editing>Writing>Collaboration

Writing Shorter Manuals  

Large manuals are expensive to write, produce, and ship, and may make a product seem mare diflcult or complex than it really is. Shorter manuals can decrease telephone support calls, provide a challenge to the writer, and save time and money. With careful planning and preparation, diJjCerent writing and design techniques, and participation in product design, writers can shorten manuals and make users more willing to read them.

Sommerville, Heather M. STC Proceedings (1997). Articles>Documentation>Editing>Writing

Writing, Editing and Designing: a Unified Process

What's in it for me? That's what magazine readers must see at first glance, or they will flip on by. Winning their attention requires thoughtful blending of words and design from the beginning of the publication process.

Writing that Works (2003). Articles>Writing>Editing>Visual Rhetoric

You Lost Me in the Third Paragraph: A Guide to Gracious Criticism

When a colleague comes to you for criticism, for help, for feedback, you are not helping that colleague if you say, 'Looks okay to me.' An important skill in college and in the work force is that of giving solid, instructive criticism. This handout is designed to teach you this skill.

George Mason University. Articles>Editing>Collaboration

Письма в Редакцию в Английской Газете: Анализ Аргументации

Предметом данного исследования является анализ построения аргументации в функциональном газетном стиле речи (в рубрике Letters to the Editor). Целью исследования является изучение функционирования аргументации в функциональном газетном стиле и выявление взаимовлияния логического и языкового аспекта аргументации.

Golubev, V.U. and K.V. Gudkova. Argumentation (2002). (Russian) Articles>Rhetoric>Editing