Tag: Writing
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The Quiet Part Out Loud: Laid Off, Over 50, and Still Standing
Let me say the thing nobody says. Getting laid off after 50 is terrifying. Not inconvenient. Not frustrating. Not “a blessing in disguise” — at least not at first. Terrifying. And if you’re sitting in that place right now, whether you just got the call or you can see it coming from three cubicles away,…
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I Asked AI for Help. It Gave Me Advice for a Man Named Chad.
I want to be clear: I love AI. I write about it, I use it daily, and I have genuinely thanked a chatbot out loud while sitting alone in my kitchen. I am not here to cancel the robots. But I am here to have a little talk. Because the more I use these tools,…
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Your Next Negotiation Called. AI Wants You to Pick Up.
I gave my last company eight years. Eight years of showing up, delivering, caring about the work. Then one day, they let me go. And just like that, I had to figure out how to walk into a room and convince someone new that I was worth hiring — after spending nearly a decade not…
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The Best AI Prompts for Women to Boost Productivity
The Best AI Prompts for Women to Boost Productivity If you’ve been curious about AI but weren’t sure where to start, congratulations—you’re about to join the revolution. And if anyone has made you feel like you’re “too late” to the AI party, tell them you’re fashionably late and you brought better snacks than they did.…
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AI Isn’t Taking Over the World (It Can’t Even Take Over My Inbox)
AI Isn’t Taking Over the World (It Can’t Even Take Over My Inbox) Remember when calculators were going to make mathematicians obsolete? Or when spell check was going to destroy our writing skills? Well, here we are again, clutching our pearls over artificial intelligence like it’s some digital boogeyman ready to replace us all. Spoiler…
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Unlock Your Audience’s Potential With These Technical Writing Best Practices
Unlock Your Audience’s Potential With These Technical Writing Best Practices As a technical writer, it’s important to understand your audience and the needs of the people you are writing for. Knowing your audience helps you craft content that is engaging, informative, and most importantly—relevant. Here are some tips on how to get to know your…
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Mastering Micro-Learning for Exceptional Technical Writing
Mastering Micro-Learning for Exceptional Technical Writing Micro-learning has been gaining popularity in recent years as a way to effectively deliver content in short, easily digestible formats. This type of learning is especially well-suited for technical writing, which often covers complex topics that can be difficult to master. In this blog post, we’ll explore how micro-learning…
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The Importance of a UX Approach to Technical Writing
The Importance of a UX Approach to Technical Writing As IT professionals, we are often asked to document software or hardware functionality for our users. It is important that we approach this task from a user experience (UX) perspective. When we take a UX approach to technical writing, we consider the user’s needs and goals…
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App of the Week: TextSoap 8
The Blonde Byte’s weekly App spotlight focuses on TextSoap 8, a sophisticated Text Replacement tool for Mac OS.
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