Categories
Did you know?
- Even though the @ symbol was on keyboards of the day since the late 1800s, it only achieved its extraordinary rise in use in the 1970s when Ray Tomlinson, a computer programmer developing the concept of email, decided to use ‘@’ to separate the name from the address.
- Even though the @ symbol was on keyboards of the day since the late 1800s, it only achieved its extraordinary rise in use in the 1970s when Ray Tomlinson, a computer programmer developing the concept of email, decided to use ‘@’ to separate the name from the address.
Tag Archives: editing
Website rewrite
As the end of the financial year approaches, companies are eager to complete the work they have budgeted for. The risk of not being able to carry the budget over into the next year is real, and urgency moves up … Continue reading
Editing content for reading aloud
When we look back on our completed projects, we often see a pattern to the topics we work on across companies, or in industries in which we work. For example, this year we worked with two leadership organisations: one required … Continue reading
Posted in Editing and proofreading, Projects, Writing
Tagged business writing, editing, Finance, grammar, HR, instructional design, leadership, Oracle, Projects, SAP, style guide, writing
Leave a comment
Ask an expert
Having difficulty gaining agreement on the final few styles in your style guide? Want to know about a point of grammar? Getting confused about possessive apostrophes? Need a second opinion about a content plan? While you don’t always need a … Continue reading
Posted in Ask an expert
Tagged business writing, editing, grammar, instructional design, proof reading, proofreading, review, style guide, styleguide, writing
Leave a comment
Technical writing – Oracle and SAP
In the last few years, we have documented Oracle Finance, HR and Projects modules for an international mining firm. During the same period, we spent time in Malaysia working on non-SAP HR processes to globalise business processes to support globalising … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, Writing
Tagged editing, eRecruitment, Finance, HR, Oracle, Projects, SAP
Leave a comment
Instructional design
Technical writing has been a core activity for us during the past few years; however, this and last year we’ve done more instructional design than usual. This includes: working with a not-for-profit leadership organisation on a design for a short … Continue reading
Standard letters
We have been working with a large superannuation firm on rewriting their standard letter suite, and have been engaged to improve the way the process is managed. Superannuation is a heavily regulated industry and the topics it encompasses are both … Continue reading
Posted in Information architecture, Writing
Tagged business writing, compliance, editing, project management, review, standard letter, super, suuperannation
Leave a comment