The HurleyWrite.com Podcast: Recent Episodes
Pam Hurley, PHD
Hurley Write, Inc. develops and teaches customized onsite and online writing courses: "Exceptional Technical Writing," "Better Business Writing," "Effective Writing for Engineers," "Writing Fundamentals," "Scientific Writing," and "Writing the Scientific Manuscript." We also write and edit technical and scientific documents and grants.
This podcast focuses on the third "C" of communication: that of considering your readers.
Discusses the importance of usable documents and how to ensure usability in your documents.
Discusses two ways to standardize documents and eliminate answering the same questions about writing.
Discusses the vague statements Yahoo! made in its memo to employees about the change it was making to its work-from-home policy.
Learn seven easy-to-implement strategies that will help you write more concise, precise business communications.
Discusses an article that illustrates the importance of internal and external communication on ROI (return on investment).
Discusses what a style guide is, how they can be created, and how staff should be trained to use them.
Discusses George Orwell's essay, "The Politics of Language" and how lazy thinking is reflected when writers don't take the time plan their document and the words they'll use.
Discusses the idea that good writing is essential in all fields and that professionals use their critical thinking and problem-solving skills when they write.
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Discusses the importance of topic sentences in technical and scientific documents, both for readers and writers.
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Discusses how changing verbs into nouns can make writing wordy and less concise.
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Discusses what writers need to know about their readers in terms of planning the document.
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Discusses research about the relationship between poor writing skills and lack of promotion and advancement.
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Discusses steps to write an effective abstract, one of which is completing your paper before you begin to summarize your work.
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Discusses how scientists and other technical experts can use their skillset of critical thinking skills to write effective content.
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This podcast discusses how approaching writing as problem-solving can make writing easier.
Discusses how using the real verb in technical and scientific writing can make writing more succinct and impactful.
Provides tips to enhance the readability of technical and scientific documents. Discusses concrete and abstract language, using positive phrasing, and other tips.