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Work-From-Home Survey Responses
We asked readers how they work from home. Here’s what they said.
Convert PowerPoint Lessons into Google Slides for Online Teaching
Here’s a Google Slides presentation that explains how to turn PowerPoint lessons built for the traditional classroom into dynamic presentations teachers and company training departments can give online.
Work-From-Home Survey Questions
Here’s a fun working-from-home survey to collect key knowledge you can use to support your people while they work from home.
Writing Off-Site: How to Improve Your Writing Outside the Office
Writing off-site away from data and experts doesn’t need to stifle exceptional content. Here are some reliable strategies for great writing off-site.
Do Work Samples Matter? Understanding Their Limitations
Work samples are a popular tool for explaining organizational capabilities. Unfortunately, work samples have a few drawbacks. It’s fine to ask for samples, but there are several issues to keep in mind. Work Samples Are Client Specific When people ask for work samples, they usually want to know just one thing: “Can you make what …
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How to Write About Unfamiliar Subjects: Four Tips for New Topics
Unfamiliar subjects don’t need to stifle good writing. Here are some simple tips for writing well about unfamiliar subjects and new topics.
How to Estimate the Cost of a Project Accurately and Reliably
Accurately estimating the cost of a project has to consider several factors. Experienced project management makes cost estimates more complete and reliable.
How to Maximize Subject Matter Experts’ Limited Time
Subject matter experts (SMEs) have lots of knowlege but limited time. Thoughtful project management gets the most from SMEs without wasting their time.
The Perfect Cafe for Working Remotely Has These 29 Things
The perfect cafe caters to freelancers and remote workers through this exhaustive list of business-focused amenities. Comfort, food, price, service, and…
Freelancer Everyday Carry List: The Ultimate Remote Worker EDC Gift Guide
Our freelancer everyday carry (EDC) list is the perfect gift guide for remote workers and business travelers who want dependable tools to carry anywhere.
Accessibility in Design: Accommodating All with ADA-Compliant Business Communication
Accessibility in design means creating business communication assets that everyone can access and understand, regardless of their disabilities.
Compound Words & Avoiding the #1 Spelling Mistake Overlooked By Editing Software
Compound words are bigger words that are made by joining smaller words. Editing software can’t tell what you mean, so compound word typos get missed.
Mark Twain Cave Signature: Searching for Sam Clemens’s Long-Lost Wall Etching and Finding America
Mark Twain’s signature was found inside the Mark Twain Cave—the real-life setting for some of the most treasured scenes in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
5 Free Apple Shortcuts for Writers and Other Word People
Writers are loving Apple Shortcuts. Here are five downloadable Shortcuts to make creative work easier and to get you started if you’re new to the app.
Meet Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is America’s newest poet Laureate. Joy Harjo is an icon among modern female and Native American poets. See why she deserves this latest accolade.
3 Ways to Prepare for 2020’s Unemployment Uptick
Economists are predicting the end of record-low U.S. unemployment. There are a few things workers and companies can do to prepare for the coming downturn.
Your First Seven Words Make Your Message
You have seven words to get attention. Distracted people ignore messages that take too long to read. That’s why your first seven words are so critical.
WWDC 2019 Takeaways for Writers & Editors
Here’s the WRITER’S RUNDOWN of new features from the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2019 keynote.
What’s a Kangaroo Word? Here’s an example for every letter.
Kangaroo words are a fun little word game. A kangaroo word contains joey words, and the search is on for new ones. Here’s a kangaroo word for every letter.
What Is the Difference Between Complacence and Complaisance?
Complacence and complaisance are distinct words with different meanings. Understanding the difference could save a lot of embarrassment.
7 Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing and Formatting in Microsoft Word
Pro writers and editors save time with these seven advanced keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word for PC and Mac.
Elearning Development and the Instructional Design Process
Elearning delivers information over the web to your associates, customers, and the public. Start small by redesigning existing slide decks into video presentations. Or, upgrade to a custom, interactive elearning program for your online learning management system, or LMS. Elearning development begins with…
Staffing Business Communication Talent: Writers Finding Writers
Here’s how ProEdit connects great companies with technical writers, instructional designers, trainers, graphic designers, marketers, and other communications job seekers.
Telling Your Story Using the ProEdit Approach
Great writing moves the world. Every day, companies rely on ProEdit to tell their story, teach their employees, hire staff, and explain their products.
Making It in Today’s Gig Economy with Confidence and Good Advice
Leap into the gig economy with confidence and good advice. The gig economy lets you to choose your work and monetize your assets as a career or side hustle…
Clutter: How to Remove Extra Words that Make You Sound Boring
Removing clutter is the easiest way to correct boring writing. Clutter is any extra sentence, word, or syllable that doesn’t contribute to your main point.
ProEdit Wins Another APEX Award for Publication Excellence in Technical Writing
ProEdit has won a tenth APEX Award for publication excellence. Our team was honored to receive an APEX Award in the technical communication category.
My Baby Learns Language Better Than I Do
A baby learns language better than an adult can. My daughter is learning to talk while I’m learning a different language. The race is on, and I am losing.
Jibber Jabber: The Unwritten Ablaut Reduplication Rule
The Unwritten Ablaut Reduplication Rule is a maxim that we all seem to follow instinctively, but you’ve almost certainly never noticed.
User Manual Motion Graphics and How to Use Them
User manual motion graphics add clarity and interest to digital documentation. Learn how to explain your message using movement in your owner’s guides.
7 Tips for Working Less When You’re on Vacation
Here are seven tips to make your next vacation better by working less. Miss activities that matter less so you can make the memories that matter most.
Lessons from Amazon’s Typo Catastrophe
Amazon’s typo broke the internet. A simple mistake cost companies millions of dollars. Here are some tips for preventing typos, no matter your industry.
4 Dastardly Reasons People Make Typos On Purpose
Intentional typos help conniving people manipulate their readers. Here’s a countdown of the four most insidious reasons writers make typos on purpose.
Half the World Is Now Online
More people are using the internet from mobile devices than ever before, and social media is changing how companies provide content and do e-commerce.
10 Content Curation Questions to Ask Before You Share
Before you do any content curation or social media sharing, ask yourself these ten questions to save yourself the embarrassment of sharing bad content.
The One-Sentence Policy for Working from Home
A work-from-home policy should be simple—only one sentence long. That’s enough to give employees the freedom and guidance to do great work anywhere.
Just a Bunch of Hilarious Chuck Norris Jokes for Word People
Chuck Norris didn’t learn about comma splices, he invented them. // “I” before “E” except when Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks it. // Chuck No…
Christmas Movie Tropes: Cliché Screenwriting We Love Year After Year
Christmas movies use familiar storylines to inspire audiences. These tropes may be predictable, but well-written Christmas movies still become traditions.
How to Stay Productive During Holiday Crunch Time
Staying productive during the holidays can be hard, but maybe we can learn a few lessons about productivity and work-life balance from Santa Claus.
“Arrival” Movie Review: Linguists Love It
Arrival’s realistic exploration of linguistics and human emotion make it one of the best movies of the year for word people and sci-fi cinephiles.
Ridiculously Difficult Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle
Gobble up some word fun this holiday season with a ridiculously difficult Thanksgiving crossword puzzle, and show off your Thanksgiving vocab prowess!
Workfrom App Review: Yelp for Remote Working
Workfrom is a useful app that allows remote working professionals to find nearby business-friendly venues that fit their preferred working style.
HIV “Patient O” Cleared Decades After Shortsighted Spelling Choice
“Patient O” Gaëtan Dugas was wrongly accused of bringing HIV to the US after shortsighted researchers used a naming convention that was misinterpreted.
Creative Halloween Costume Ideas for Writers
Here’s a list of creative Halloween costume ideas for writers to inspire you. Jokes, characters, writers, and the tools of the trade make great costumes.
Bad Manuals: How to Tell If Your Manual Needs An Overhaul
Bad manuals make you look unprofessional. Here’s a checklist to evaluate whether you have bad manuals that frustrate customers and undercut your brand.
3 Technical Communication Workflows to Save You Time
Technical communication workflows provide a time-saving framework for effective project management.
Criticism Words (And When to Use Them)
Here’s a list of criticism words with definitions and examples to help you complain about life, denounce injustice, and change the world: Asinine, Atrocious…
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