Running a marketing team and asking it to create compelling content takes a willingness to work with the subject matter experts in your company. And, it’s all a bit muddy if we aren’t all approaching “the table” with those intentions. It becomes really hard to get things done and drive business forward. So, how do we […]
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I’ve spent 12 years teaching technical practitioners (subject matter experts), like developers and engineers, how to teach technical skills. We do this through writing, mainly, but there are many ways to share. Regardless of the method, one thing that often comes up is a little fear. Sometimes the person isn’t a confident writer or a […]
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In 2012, something magical happened. (And this is how I came to write a list of resources for editors.) I had been writing a blog about life in downtown Raleigh, which was suddenly booming, and a stranger reached out. He wanted to know if I was interested in copy editing for a budding publication shepherded […]
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When I entered the open source community 12 years ago, I was an open source newbie. I didn’t know the meaning of open source software. I had to Google the definition when I was offered a copy editing role on the Opensource.com team at Red Hat. It sounded pretty cool, and even though I didn’t […]
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America is going through something. It’s big and pretty ugly. Yet, we hope the result will be better work practices and culture on the other side… and ultimately lead us to how to find more joy at work. As a result of my work experience from 2012-2023, including wonderful and challenging managers, interviews, and schedules… […]
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