Telecommuting Part 4: Survival Tips for Remote Working Parents
The year is 2017, and an American academic and expert on Korean relations, Robert Kelly, is explaining politics live on BBC World from his home in South Korea. It seems like a straightforward telecommuting segment until his kids interrupt him in a boisterous and...
Telecommuting Part 3: The Best Remote Learning Resources
In 1959, then-senator John F. Kennedy introduced a new trope to the western world when he famously evoked the Chinese word wēijī – “crisis”. It’s composed of two elements, said the future president: danger (危 - wēi) and opportunity (机 - jī). Kennedy wasn’t quite...
Telecommuting Part 1: How Remote Working is Embedded in Our Company Culture
Whether you call it telecommuting, remote working, or simply working from home, most of us are doing it these days and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. As people and businesses come to terms with the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all facing a new reality...
TWi’s Favourite Technical Writing Podcasts
In a 2015 TWi post, Neil Donovan explored the music that writers at TWi listen to when we work. While music and white noise remain popular soundtracks to our focused work, the audio landscape in 2020 has changed dramatically. With such a rich and varied podcast...
Writing Instructional Video Scripts: Eight Top Tips
When you are creating an instructional video, whether it is about a product or a concept, it is important that you first write a script. A script will keep you on topic and will inform the visual elements of your video. To get you started, we have put together a list...
Information Development and ISO 27001 – How Does ISO 27001 Affect Information Developers?
At TWi, we recently achieved certification under the ISO/IEC 27001 standard (commonly known as ISO 27001). ISO 27001 is the industry-wide standard for information...
Effective Business Process Mapping
Perhaps your organisation wants to automate a process, improve efficiency, or move from one infrastructure provider to another. Whatever the motivation, business process mapping is often the first step in transforming business processes within an organisation....
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,...
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