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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Digital Content Strategies: That’s a Wrap!
It’s a bit bittersweet to be writing my last blog post for the course and hard to believe Digital Content Strategies is wrapping up this week. With everything this course covered, it feels as though much more than just 8 weeks have passed. I can say with confidence, however, that I know a lot more…
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Designing Content Strategies: SWOT Analyses
Less than a week remains of Digital Content Strategies. In the second to last Module (Module 7 or M7) of the course, we discuss designing content strategies for the future, with a focus on SWOT analyses. What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? I enjoyed this week’s video lecture,…
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Content Roadmap
Less than two weeks are left of Digital Content Strategies and the weekslong client content audit/report is complete. The lectures in these last two weeks (Module 5 and 6) have covered defining a content gap as well as introducing tactics and strategies for improving content operations. What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted…
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Reusing Content: Assessing Content (Part 2)
Practically halfway through Digital Content Strategies! It feels like this course just started, but simultaneously, we have covered a lot so far. This week’s module (Module 4 or M4) and related reading material focused on reusing content. What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? I think I resonated with…
Michaela Causey 