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Reflecting on Style and Technical Writing
This is the final blog post dedicated to my fourth graduate class, Style and Technical Writing. It’s been a whirlwind, and I want to use this post to reflect on the last couple months of this course. How did the use of an AI tool influence your approach to graded work in the course? Explain. Read more
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Setting the tone
This is the second of three blogs dedicated to Style and Tech Writing. We’ve moved past the basics to focus on two other important elements in this course: plain language and tone of voice. What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted, or disappointed you? Why? For the last couple modules, I was most Read more
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Style in writing
This blog post is the first of a few for my fourth graduate class: Style and Technical Writing. I have been looking forward to this class since I have a natural curiosity about brand voice (and the social media/marketing side of this) and linguistics. Since it’s been covered a little so far, I want to Read more
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Final Thoughts on Technical Editing
This week marks the last week of Technical Editing. I have really enjoyed this class and feel that much of what I have learned has or will serve me in the near future. Here are some of my final thoughts on the course, its final project, and so on. What happened during the comprehensive edit Read more
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Ego Check
The instructional materials covered in this post include editorial comments, author queries, an editor’s ego, copyediting, and style guide/sheets. In other words, a lot has happened in the last couple weeks! Here’s the rundown. What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? I think it’s a little disappointing to hear Read more
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The Power of Editing
This marks the first blog post for my third graduate-level course, Technical Editing. I have been looking forward to taking this course as editing is something I enjoy doing. As a technical writer currently, I spend a good part of my time peer reviewing the work of my teammates. It is always rewarding to catch Read more
Michaela Causey 