Tips for Developing Effective Technical Reports
by Kit Brown-Hoekstra
I judged technical reports and other documents for many years in the STC Publications Competitions. There was one report that stood out for me as an exemplar of what a technical report should be.
The report on the Columbia Disaster was truly impressive, not only for its thoroughness and sensitivity, but for its attention to effective information design, and the fact that the writers/editors had a difficult subject, a very tight schedule, and a huge number of people to coordinate with...Read more.
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Writing
Don't Let Grammar Spoil Good Writing
If saying that good grammar can spoil good writing sounds like heresy, it was meant to. When I search the Web for writing tips, all too often the first bit of advice that comes back is, "Be sure to use good grammar". But that's putting the cart before the horse...Read more
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Project Management
Who's Shaking Your Snow Globe?
When I think about what's happening in the world right now, it reminds me of those snow globes that I had as a kid. The world is calm and serene in the little village until someone shakes the snow globe, and then in an instant the world changes...Read more
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Tools
HATs Off to CMSes?
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Around IEEE
GEO and GEOSS
IEEE is leading several very interesting projects related to Global Earth Observations (GEO). Volunteers are needed to achieve these ambitious goals... Read More.
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