Category: Styles

  • Style in Technical Writing Part 3 | AI & Tone of Voice

    Style in Technical Writing Part 3 | AI & Tone of Voice

    Revising with AI: Infinite Possibilities Before taking TECM 5190: Style in Technical Writing, I had never used artificial intelligence to write or revise. In the course, I spent a few weeks experimenting with HyperWrite AI, starting with an assignment to revise content with varying tones of voice. Once I became more comfortable with the tool,…

  • Style in Technical Writing Part 2 | Plain Language and Tone of Voice

    Style in Technical Writing Part 2 | Plain Language and Tone of Voice

    Tone of Voice and an Unhappy Client While learning about different tones of voice in my Style course, I had a situation at work that demonstrated the importance of tone. I’m a lead for a team of custom resume writers. One of the writers on my team had a client who wasn’t happy with her…

  • Style in Technical Writing Part 1 | Style/Voice/Tone & Content Guides

    Style in Technical Writing Part 1 | Style/Voice/Tone & Content Guides

    Arguments for Style Guides I was disappointed to learn from Lauren Pope that many companies either don’t have content guidelines, have content guides that aren’t appropriate for their purpose, or have guidelines but don’t actively use them. I realized that as a technical communicator, I’ll have to not just create style guides, but also convince…