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EPISODE · Feb 7, 2025 · 10 MIN

Steve Arrants Article Review: Advice for New Technical Writers

from Technical Writing Success · host Curt Robbins

Welcome to episode 113 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency.This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode!Today’s episode explores an article from senior technical writer Steve Arrants entitled "Advice for New Technical Writers" that was published on LinkedIn.Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited unpacking of this article and its advice for technical writers. Arrants' advice in a nutshell: Speak plainly, be precise, be clear and concise, be stingy with courtesy, use second person, use active voice, consistency of terms, use of visuals, practice localization, and SOA (spell out acronyms), and use lists.The Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency is currently taking on new clients. We enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact us to learn about our reasonable rates and fast turnaround.>> Read the original Arrants article: https://tinyurl.com/me7k5h8d>> Read the Robbins article "Helping Junior Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/yc82h4j7>> Read the Robbins article "10 Famous Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/5ejznknw>> Read the Robbins article "Tech Writers: Embrace Structured Content": https://tinyurl.com/32ysxm3v>> Read the Robbins article "Role of User Experience in Tech Writing": https://tinyurl.com/mrdtenbb>> Read the Robbins article "Docs-as-Code": https://tinyurl.com/8bsjrsvc>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding DITA for Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/35vxfnmd>> Subscribe to the AI for Technical Writers podcast: https://tinyurl.com/mppehxtn

Welcome to episode 113 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency.This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode!Today’s episode explores an article from senior technical writer Steve Arrants entitled "Advice for New Technical Writers" that was published on LinkedIn.Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited unpacking of this article and its advice for technical writers. Arrants' advice in a nutshell: Speak plainly, be precise, be clear and concise, be stingy with courtesy, use second person, use active voice, consistency of terms, use of visuals, practice localization, and SOA (spell out acronyms), and use lists.The Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency is currently taking on new clients. We enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact us to learn about our reasonable rates and fast turnaround.>> Read the original Arrants article: https://tinyurl.com/me7k5h8d>> Read the Robbins article "Helping Junior Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/yc82h4j7>> Read the Robbins article "10 Famous Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/5ejznknw>> Read the Robbins article "Tech Writers: Embrace Structured Content": https://tinyurl.com/32ysxm3v>> Read the Robbins article "Role of User Experience in Tech Writing": https://tinyurl.com/mrdtenbb>> Read the Robbins article "Docs-as-Code": https://tinyurl.com/8bsjrsvc>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding DITA for Technical Writers": https://tinyurl.com/35vxfnmd>> Subscribe to the AI for Technical Writers podcast: https://tinyurl.com/mppehxtn

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