Summary of the findings from our 2016 technical communications survey
We asked Technical Authors to complete a survey into the issues and challenges they face in 2016 and beyond. There were four main themes that stood out: Issues around working in an Agile environment. A...
View ArticleAdapting to change in technical communication
Technical Authors work in a profession where they must be able to adapt to changes in the technology sector. Often, the changes relate to the outputs they need to create or the authoring tools they...
View ArticleCreating documentation in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery...
Creating user documentation and online Help in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery environment can be challenging for technical communicators and developers. Below are Wikipedia’s definitions...
View ArticleNew software updates from Adobe
Adobe has officially released the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (2017 release) including the new 2017 releases for Adobe FrameMaker, FrameMaker Publishing Server (2017 release) and RoboHelp. It...
View ArticleCherryleaf 2017 European technical communicators survey results – Part 2 UK...
Here are some more findings from our recent survey of European technical communicators. These relate to UK salaries. Most of the people who responded to our survey were based in the UK, so we are able...
View ArticleVacancy: Contract Technical Author, West Midlands, 3+ Months
Our client develops software to control machinery remotely, and it is looking for a contract Technical Author to assist in updating the online Help and user guides for its software. The contract is for...
View ArticleNew online Microsoft writing style guide
Microsoft has released the latest edition of its writing style guidelines as a website: “Welcome to the Microsoft Writing Style Guide, your guide to writing style and terminology for all...
View ArticleBecoming a freelance Technical Author – ask a question to our podcast team
In an upcoming episode of the Cherryleaf podcast, we’ll be looking at becoming and being a freelance Technical Author. If there are specific questions you’d like us to answer, do let us know. You can...
View ArticleHow do you assess a good technical communicator from a bad one when you’re...
Ellis will be speaking on “How to assess a good technical communicator from a bad one when you’re recruiting” at the Build your Docs Career event in June. We’ve got our own opinions on this, but we’d...
View ArticlePodcast 34: How to assess a technical communicator when you’re recruiting
This is a preview of Ellis’s presentation at the upcoming Build your Docs career event. “At this day-long conference, organised in collaboration with GDS, we will hear from those who have gained new...
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