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Marianne Grier

Comfort Zones

November 14, 2017 by Marianne Grier | 7 Comments on Comfort Zones

This past August, the much-anticipated arrival of my Chicago Manual of Style v. 17 was overshadowed by the arrival of my first child. My due-in-September baby decided she was more Leo than Virgo, and made her appearance in the world a month early. Her little body wasn’t quite prepared for the outside world, and we […]

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Tracey Anderson

Editing Technical Instructional Material: Become the Student

December 6, 2016 by Tracey Anderson | 5 Comments on Editing Technical Instructional Material: Become the Student

Creating effective instructional material for technical students can be tricky. Making it student friendly requires a balance between adequately covering the information, which is often highly technical, and presenting it in a way that a wide range of students can understand. These are some ways editors can help subject matter experts (SMEs) find this balance. Watch […]

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Wilf Popoff

Wasted Words: Jobspeak, the Language of Work

July 8, 2014 by Wilf Popoff | 6 Comments on Wasted Words: Jobspeak, the Language of Work

At an age when young men are learning to shave, I was hanging out at police stations and courthouses. No, I wasn’t in trouble with the law. I was a newspaper reporter, writing about the legal problems of others and the policemen* who brought them to justice. In fact, the only crimes I committed were […]

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