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Insights, stories, helpful hints, and perspectives from the leading edge of the technical communications industry
In the dynamic environment of the tech-comm industry, TWi has always been focused on the future. Knowledge sharing is part of our culture and our commitment to move the industry forward. We share the insights we gain from our research and experiences.

Insights

Our 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.
Content Accessibility

Here’s What You Need to Know About Content Accessibility

by | May 31, 2023 | Technical Writing | 0 Comments

This article on content accessibility was written by Claire Walsh, Senior Information Developer at TWi Content accessibility is a vital aspect of communication in today's diverse and inclusive world. Whether it is a website, system, internal communication, or any...
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SAP Enable Now Webinar Videos

by | April 24, 2023 | Software, Technical Communication, Technical Writing | 0 Comments

As you know, we recently hosted a webinar in collaboration with SAP focused on how to get the most out of your SAP Enable Now investment, and we have compiled a playlist of six short snippets from our webinar. In this webinar, we share a getting-started approach that...
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What is technical writing

Who Needs to Write Good? Or What is Technical Writing?

by | March 27, 2023 | Technical Writing | 0 Comments

Written by Oonagh Montague, Senior Training Manager. Ten years ago, if I thought about the term ‘Technical Writer’, I thought nerd. I thought nerd with specs and a pocket protector nerding out at their laptop, disappearing down rabbit holes of data and content and...
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Writing User Manuals: Five Top Tips

by | January 27, 2023 | Technical Writing | 2 Comments

Writing user manuals is a common requirement of the technical writer's role across many different industries. It's also not uncommon for this task to fall to someone who is not a technical writer by trade — and in this case, writing user manuals can seem like a...
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Structured Content Authoring

Leveraging the Benefits of Structured Content for the Life Science Industry

by | January 18, 2023 | Medical Technology, Pharma and BioPharma, Techcomm, Technical Writing | 0 Comments

Structured content is an important tool for formatting and managing content used across many industries. Companies in the life sciences are beginning to implement structured content authoring to shorten the time it takes to get a product to a patient, improve quality,...
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Writing FAQs: Dos and Don’ts

by | January 10, 2023 | Technical Writing | 0 Comments

In recent years, FAQs have become a controversial issue in the web design and technical writing world. FAQs originated in the 1980s on discussion boards where regular contributors compiled lists of FAQs so that they wouldn’t have to repeat information for newcomers....
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Retention by Design: How people-first eLearning fosters employee loyalty.

by | October 12, 2022 | eLearning, Training and Consulting, Training and Education | 0 Comments

Written by Heidi Staples, PhD. [This article was originally published in the Autumn 2022 edition of the Communicator]   Digital overload can reduce productivity due to fatigue, as well as compromise the relationship between employer and employee. Any virtual...
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process mapping

Effective Business Process Mapping

by | September 30, 2022 | Technical Writing | 0 Comments

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....
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Presentation tips

Presentation Tips: How to Persuade Your Audience

by | September 24, 2022 | Technical Writing | 2 Comments

It’s a feeling we’re all too familiar with. By the time the presenter flicks to the second slide in the deck, we realise: we’re trapped. We're going to have to sit here while someone reads a deck of slides to us. In the time it takes the presenter to finish reading...
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email management

Email Management for Overstretched Technical Communicators

by | September 12, 2022 | Technical Writing | 0 Comments

Email is often the best way to communicate across different countries and time zones, but what happens when the time spent dealing with email overshadows the rest of your workload?  Are you a technical communicator who struggles to get through your daily inbox in a...
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Industry Impact

TWi Resources show the impact TWi makes in industries from pharma and medical technology to software and emerging technologies. We are leaders in tech-comm, developing methods, strategies, and ideas about how to make content work better.

Pharma and medtech content challenges

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Experts in emerging technologies

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