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Newsletter #5: Visual Thinking

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  Welcome!  We're glad you found us.  Tips for Technical Writing is a regular e-mail to help technical professionals produce better documents in less time, and build their writing skills and knowledge. Did you receive this as a forward?  Sign up  here   to get your own copy next time!  You can also access our  archives  at   https://tipsfortechnicalwriting.blogspot.com . Tips for Technical Writing  is brought to you by a trio of technical people (a chemist, an urban planner, and an engineer) turned wordsmiths with expertise in a variety of technical disciplines. You can learn more about us here:  ChristaBedwin.com ,   ScribeTW.com ,  and  WordsWithPurpose.ca . Barbara Myers  is our guest writer this month. She has been active in writing, editing, research, planning and marketing in the architectural sector since 1980. She has written and researched in the areas of energy efficiency, sustainability, high performance buildings, professional practice, request for proposal documents an
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Newsletter #4: Logical Fallacies

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Welcome!  We're glad you found us.  Tips for Technical Writing is a regular e-mail to help technical professionals produce better documents in less time, and build their writing skills and knowledge. Did you receive this as a forward?  Sign up  here   to get your own copy next time!  You can also access our  archives  at   https://tipsfortechnicalwriting.blogspot.com . Tips for Technical Writing  is brought to you by a trio of technical people (a chemist, an urban planner, and an engineer) turned wordsmiths with expertise in a variety of technical disciplines. You can learn more about us here:  ChristaBedwin.com ,   ScribeTW.com ,  and  WordsWithPurpose.ca   . Newsletter #4:  Correlation vs. Causation, Hasty Generalizations, Other Logical Fallacies, and the Misuse of Data We're covering a lot of territory this time. There's a lot to say about logical fallacies. This time we zoom in on a few that we come across frequently, and provide some advice on how to avoid falling into
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Newsletter #3: Preparing Proposals, Crafting Compelling Business Cases, and Using Persuasive Language

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Welcome!  We're glad you found us.  Tips for Technical Writing is a biweekly e-mail to help technical professionals produce better documents in less time, and build their writing skills and knowledge. Did you receive this as a forward?  Sign up  here   to get your own copy next time!  You can also access our  archives  at   https://tipsfortechnicalwriting.blogspot.com . Tips for Technical Writing  is brought to you by a trio of technical people (a chemist, an urban planner, and an engineer) turned wordsmiths with expertise in a variety of technical disciplines. You can learn more about us here:  ChristaBedwin.com ,   ScribeTW.com ,  and  WordsWithPurpose.ca   .   Newsletter #3: Preparing Proposals, Crafting Compelling Business Cases, and Using Persuasive Language January 20, 2021. What a day in history. Lisa, Erin, and Christa busily crafted up our business-focused messages for how you can use language to persuade. It's a skill! It's a joy. Do it well and you'll be rich
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Newsletter #2: Readability, Plain Language, and Clarity

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Welcome!  We're glad you found us.  Tips for Technical Writing  is a biweekly e-mail to help technical professionals produce better documents in less time and build their writing skills and knowledge. Sign up  here   [http://tinyletter.com/tips4techwriting]  to get it delivered to your inbox.   You can access our archives at   https://tipsfortechnicalwriting.blogspot.com . Tips for Technical Writing   is brought to you by a trio of technical people (a chemist, an urban planner, and an engineer) turned wordsmiths with expertise in a variety of technical disciplines. You can learn more about us here:  ChristaBedwin.com ,   ScribeTW.com ,  and  WordsWithPurpose.ca   .   Newsletter #2: Readability, Plain Language, and Clarity You might be the smartest person in the room, but if you don't take the time to learn how to write plainly, clearly, and simply about your complex research, you might not be an effective colleague or consultant. Fear not! There are tools and simple procedures
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  Welcome!  We're glad you found us.  Tips for Technical Writing  is a biweekly bite-size e-mail to help technical professionals produce better documents in less time, and build their skills and knowledge.  Sign up  here   to get this delivered right to your inbox. Tips for Technical Writing   is brought to you by a trio of technical people – a chemist, an urban planner, and an engineer – turned wordsmiths. You can learn more about our writing, editing, and training services here:  ChristaBedwin.com ,  ScribeTW.com ,  WordswithPurpose.ca .   Newsletter #1: Measurement – A topic we can discuss at length! Getting measurements right is essential in all technical writing, but we all have team-mates who may cling to errors, or don't even realize they're making them. It can help to have sound resources at hand during those discussions. Here are a few of our favourites. From ERIN GUTSCHE: How well do you know your tons and tonnes? Did you know that there are multiple ways to descr
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