Style guide development made easier
Is your organisation ready to create a style guide? Here are some tips to make the process quicker and easier.
How to fix that messed up Word file formatting
The basics of Word file formatting still seem to be a mystery to most of the people using the software. These are the two biggest mistakes I see as a copy editor.
Should you trust your documents to a proofreading AI?
There are lots of proofreading AIs available on the internet. However, a human proofreader offers a far better package of characteristics than an unknowable proofreading AI for important documents containing sensitive, proprietary or confidential information.
Tenders 101: How to answer tender questions
Copying-and-pasting answers from previous tenders is not a technique that will win your company new tenders. Learn how to answer tender questions.
Tenders 101: Develop key messages in your tender
Key messages in your tender response help emphasise the strengths and benefits you will bring as the winning tenderer.
Manuals writing: What is a procedure?
Procedures and processes are often confused in manuals documentation. This post focuses on what is a procedure and the tools to document them.
Manuals writing: What is a process?
One of the more common mistakes in practical manuals is the lack of understanding of what is a process and what is a procedure and how to document them. This posting focuses on processes.
Tenders 101: How to read tender documentation
Learn how to read tender documentation, which will provide a great foundation for building a thorough and confident tender response.
News: Nilsen wins two NECA awards
Professional Word Services client Nilsen (Vic) Pty Ltd has won two categories in the Victorian division of the National Electrical and Communications Association’s (NECA) 2018 Excellence Awards. Nilsen projects took the top prizes in: Category 7, commercial medium...
Reflections: Why I still love newspapers (The Age)
In a world that is going digital, print newspapers are struggling. But I still love reading my daily print edition of The Age for the ease and order it brings to my daily education on what’s happening in the world.