At TWi, we pride ourselves on our certification under the ISO/IEC 27001 standard (commonly known as ISO 27001). ISO 27001 is the industry-wide standard for information...
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Technical WritingOur insights offer views on diverse subjects from our in-house experts and select contributors. We regularly update this resource with thought-provoking articles and news items of interest to those working at the cutting edge of the tech-comm revolution.
Looking Forward to TCUK 2019
Organised by the ISTC, Technical Communication UK (TCUK) is always a highlight of the conference calendar for technical communicators in Europe. This year's event promises to be no different. Taking place over three days from September 10th to 12th in Warwickshire,...
Broaden Your Audience With Improved Accessibility
According to the WHO, approximately 15% of the world's aging population lives with some form of disability. Accessibility involves a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities....
Using DITA Creatively to Develop Training Material
When we developed our Technical Writing Skills training course, we created the course materials using the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), to test its usefulness for small content production projects. DITA is an open XML standard for creating,...
Creating Effective Work Instructions: Kyle Shropshire’s “The Error Free Workplace”
Kyle Shropshire’s The Error Free Workplace explores the significance of well-written instructions and highlights how well-written instructions can contribute to an error free workplace. If you want to reduce workplace errors, this book explains how technical writing...
Reflections on the European Academic Colloquium 2018
The European Academic Colloquium (EAC) is an annual event that focuses on scientific content with respect to technical communication. This year's event took place on April 26th and 27th at the University of Limerick. The topic of EAC 2018 was “21st Century Skills for...