Jun 12, 2010, 12:07 by TrafeX
Cool pictures in the presentation, good tips and some humor caused this to be a great talk.
Technical Writing 101
Elizabeth Naramore (Jun 12, 2010 at 13:30)
Talk at Dutch PHP Conference 2010 (English - UK)
If you've had an idea for writing a blog post or article, but you're not sure where to start, this talk is for you! Maybe you've had difficulty effectively documenting your code, or communicating your ideas to non-techies. This talk will help you, too! In this fun and informative session, we'll discuss the basics of writing and clear communication through the written word. We'll also talk about strategies for keeping your writing interesting and informative at the same time. Finally, we'll discuss resources for improving your writing skills in the future.
Quicklink: http://joind.in/1558
Track(s): Track 3 (E106-7)
Slides: Technical Writing 101
Comments
Jun 12, 2010, 12:11 by _mvl
Another refreshing and humorous talk by Elizabeth Naramore. I very much like the advice to take some time to get the suck out of your articles.
Jun 12, 2010, 12:13 by Anonymous
Refreshing non-technical talk on writing about technical stuff.
The talk had a good structure and the content was clearly presented.
Also Elizabeth did a good job in entertaining the audience.
Jun 12, 2010, 12:39 by rowan_m
Motivational and entertaining. Elizabeth gets a lot of audience interaction too. Should probably and write up some of those ideas that have been hanging around.
Jun 12, 2010, 13:58 by akrabat
Good talk on how to write a quality article. Elizabeth is an engaging speaker and very motivational.
Jun 12, 2010, 14:07 by NickBelhomme
I can only agree with everybody else: Elizabeth mixes great technical know how on the writing subject with lots of humour. The room was packed and it looked as everybody enjoyed it. It is a talk that is needed on many conferences.
Jun 13, 2010, 08:24 by renebakx
Guess what, some of the shit actually stuck, and it wasn't even fluffy! Nice refreshing way of stating all the obvious things i learned way back in presentation courses :)
Jun 13, 2010, 20:34 by mcleod@spaceweb.nl
We can never forget you and your presentation. Just like PHP, you stick like a ball of nails (not that painful, no really, it was great fun).
Jun 14, 2010, 18:21 by Martin1982
Woohoo the crap throwing session with inflatable shit! This was great fun, and also had a core of very useful information. It really got me all warmed up to start writing again soon. But first I have to do my homework before I put it out there.
Great fun, great info, great session!
Jun 14, 2010, 18:21 by Martin1982
Woohoo the crap throwing session with inflatable shit! This was great fun, and also had a core of very useful information. It really got me all warmed up to start writing again soon. But first I have to do my homework before I put it out there.
Great fun, great info, great session!
Jun 14, 2010, 21:32 by calevans
How can you not like a session with scatological humor? This was a great session. Anyone who is currently writing blog posts, articles, books or anything else technical needs to listen to this session. As always, Liz never fails to entertain and inform.
Jun 16, 2010, 15:54 by tswann
This was a very relaxed and entertaining talk from ElizabethN. the talk flowed nicely from point to point and I walked away feeling like - "yeah why the hell don't write about what I do"
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Jun 12, 2010, 12:00 by Dynom
Humor and some nice crap throwing (no not literally..). A Great talk to follow, Elizabeth knows her crap! Funny enough, a lot of things she said applies to programming in general.