Viewpoints are engaging short analysis of published original research of interest to or in the field of technical and professional communication. The Viewpoint helps to elevate the key lessons for Technical and Professional Communication practitioners working in the field.
When teaching important topics like sexual violence prevention, many of the organizations we interact with seek outside groups to teach sexual violence prevention techniques like risk reduction and bystander programs …
Your Assignment on Empathy: How Service Learning Serves Communities. Read More »
In writing The Technical Communicator as Advocate: Integrating a Social Justice Approach in Technical Communication, Natasha N. Jones challenges the field of technical and professional communication and its respective practice. …
In Disrupting the Past to Disrupt the Future: An Antenarrative of Technical Communication, authors Natasha N. Jones, Kristen R. Moore, and Rebecca Walton explore the antenarrative methodology that was introduced …
Active learning promotes problem solving, critical thinking, and discussions of ideas. It can be a crucial aspect of being a technical communicator because it benefits both the technical communicator and …
Understanding How Psychology can Help Technical Communicators Read More »
One of the more difficult aspects of being a writer is audience motivation. We face the issue of motivation all the time. Luckily there has been research on this topic …
Could Employee Motivation Theories be Useful for Technical Communicators? Read More »
What might be the hardest part for you when it comes to writing and editing? I think that one of the more challenging aspects of writing for me is editing …
Could Editing for the Reader Improve Documentation Quality? Read More »
When you think of minimalism, what do you think of? When I think of minimalism, I think of being able to easily access documents through different devices. I also think …
Could Minimalism Heuristics Improve Document Quality? Read More »
Teaches a Surprising Amount About Technical Communication and Team Development The case study from n-Space, an independent game studio in Orlando, Florida, provides a case study to understand how game …
Are you a multilingual person who has tried to communicate a certain idea so clearly in your mind, but found yourself fumbling over the right words to use? Have you …
What Technical Communicators can Learn from Translation Moments Read More »
I am guilty of immediately opening my apps (especially when it’s from Target) as soon as I get a notification about a sale. Sometimes I just browse, but more often …
User Experience: User Behavior and its Importance in the Technical Communication Field Read More »
I can remember the first time I signed up for Facebook (which seems like so long ago now). It was a whole new space that I learned to navigate quickly …
Understanding Social Media’s Impact on the Technical Communication Field Read More »
In many fields there is an understanding of rhetorical appeal and an ethical means of not misusing it. One field that may not seem like it has much relevance in …
