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13. Working with subject experts
14. File management and archiving
All welcome at #EAC2014 senior editors' unconference, Sunday at 2:45!
November 18, 2024 at 7:33 AM
"Once you have achieved that, then everything is easy." —Douglas Gibson #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:18 AM
10. Getting out of being typecast
11. SharePoint do's & don'ts
12. Working with international clients
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November 18, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Oxytocin high from hugging old friends! #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Douglas Gibson: "The editor's great task is to persuade the author that you’re on the same side." #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
There's a small part #PerfectIt available for Mac (and free), but it's a shadow of the full suite. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Another reason to use heading styles: #PerfectIt checks for consistency in header case. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
There are exceptions to every rule, so #PerfectIt does make you slow down and evaluate each situation. —Daniel Heuman #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Heh. Daniel Heuman calls the World Health Organization house style a "brain destroyer." #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
"But that's on the list." —Daniel Heuman, #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
... but you have to tell it to specifically, through the advanced settings. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
"Semicolons are a good indication that you should be changing one sentence into two." —@Torcherama, #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
4. Workflow best practices; user testing for workflows
5. Mentorrship (in both directions)
6. Usability testing
#EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
7. Achieving buy-in with style guides
8. Transitioning from print to digital
9. Finding new professional development opportunities
#EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
#PerfectIt flagged use of both "preventive" and "preventative" in the document. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Right now #PerfectIt detects inconsistencies in open vs. hyphenated compounds but not open vs. closed vs. hyphenated. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Embarrassing mistakes like "pubic" for "public" and "mange" for "manage" are already programmed into #PerfectIt. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
#PerfectIt does recognize the "Do not check spelling and grammar" checkbox. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Struggling readers can’t scan large chunks of text. Headings serve as signposts for them. #plainlanguage #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Use common words. Some common words aren't necessarily the shortest, but they're the most familiar to the reader. #plainlanguage #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
.@Torcherama recommends _Access Ability: A Practical Handbook on Accessible Graphic Design_ #plainlanguage #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Illustrations that are metaphorical will confuse struggling readers. Make your images informative. #plainlanguage #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
"It’s not plain if you’ve just taken care of the text." —@Torcherama, #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Some text may be translated to Braille or sent through text-to-speech software. Plain language more likely to be rendered clearly. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Says @Torcherama: "Banish the semicolon from #plainlanguage." Semicolons not well understood by struggling readers. #EAC2014
November 18, 2024 at 6:53 AM