We occasionally write articles for Communicator, which is the flagship publication of our professional organisation, the ISTC.
President's View
Articles written by Alison in her role as ISTC President. These are written to engage with members, and only the four most recent are listed here.
- Member news national and international – first published Summer 2017
- The results of the Oxford Reference Online survey, and a outline of other resources – first published Spring 2017
- A brief look back at the survey results from January 2016 – first published Winter 2016
- Encouraging people to take part by voting for their representatives - and possibly standing for election to Council themselves – first published Autumn 2016
Reflections on the profession
A series of light-hearted articles written by Andrew that look at the role of a technical communicator through a fresh pair of eyes.
Andrew is currently taking a break from this series of articles.
- Second-order reflection – first published Summer 2015
- Staying healthy – first published Spring 2015
- The myth of intuition – first published Winter 2014
- Back to school – first published Autumn 2014
- Life, death and the user experience – first published Summer 2014
- Baby see, baby do – first published Spring 2014
- Marking your territory – first published Winter 2013
- Who’d be a subject matter expert – first published Autumn 2013
- The infinite monkeys approach – first published Summer 2013
- People of the .doc – first published Spring 2013
- Getting on the wagon – first published Winter 2012
Book reviews
- Writing to persuade – Andrew reviews a book that gives insight into writing for a different purpose. First published Autumn 2015
- Crystal clear – Andrew interviews David Crystal – linguist and prolific author – and reviews of some of his books. First published Autumn 2014
- Make your voice heard – a review of Content Strategy: Connecting the dots between business, brand and benefits by Rahel Anne Bailie and Noz Urbina, review published in Spring 2014
- Teaching technical communication online – review of Online Education 2.0: Evolving, Adapting and Reinventing Online Technical Communication, review published in Autumn 2013
- Learning InDesign – review of Brilliant InDesign CS5 and Real World Adobe InDesign CS5, reviews published in Autumn 2012
Miscellaneous
- An overview of the findings of the most recent ISTC survey, first published Summer 2017
- An introduction to the special supplement The Value of Technical Communication, first published Spring 2015
- People of the .Doc – Andrew reworks his article for Overload, an ACCU journal
- A learning journey – a personal reflection on the first year of the ISTC's CPD policy
- UA Europe 2013 – a personal overview of this popular technical communication conference
- What's all the fuss about? – an introduction to accessibility, published in a special supplement in Summer 2013
- CPD: Why bother? – an outline of a proposal for the ISTC published in Spring 2013
- The UK Technical Communication Awards 2011 – a personal reflection, published in Winter 2011