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Content design in practice May 2023

Caroline Jarrett 26 February 2025 23 May 2023
Content design in practice May 2023

“Content design in practice” is the latest version of a training course on writing and editing that I present with Jane Matthews. This course started in 2004 Back in 2004, Lesley Twitchen from HM Revenue and Customs asked me toContinue reading… Content design in practice May 2023

Rest it and test it – poster

Caroline Jarrett 20 July 2022
Rest it and test it – poster

‘Rest it and test it’ is a poster about writing by me and illustrator Julia Allum. Rest it: leave it alone for a few hours When you’re writing – web, print, whatever – and you care about the outcome, it’sContinue reading… Rest it and test it – poster

Write clearly: take your web writing to the next level 2016

Jane Matthews 11 November 2024 20 May 2016
Write clearly: take your web writing to the next level 2016

These slides, setting out a series of rules for producing clear and effective web writing, come from a workshop delivered to staff of EMBL/EBI in May 2016. Write Clearly: take your web writing to the next level, May 2016 fromContinue reading… Write clearly: take your web writing to the next level 2016

Write clearly: how to take your writing for the web to the next level

Jane Matthews 18 November 2019 30 June 2012
Write clearly: how to take your writing for the web to the next level

These slides form part of a workshop on writing and editing for the web, delivered for EMBL-EBI in June 2012. Write clearly: take your web writing to the next level from Caroline Jarrett

Writing and editing for the web, EMBL-EBI 2011

Jane Matthews 28 June 2023 28 November 2011
Writing and editing for the web, EMBL-EBI 2011

These slides form part of a workshop I ran for an international group of staff at EMBL-EBI. Writing and editing for the web – expanded version from Caroline Jarrett

The book you ought to buy (even if you think you don’t need it)

Jane Matthews 4 December 2019 29 July 2007
The book you ought to buy (even if you think you don’t need it)

This month, I’m enthusing about Ginny Redish’s new book Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Morgan Kaufmann). If you write, or your clients write, then you’ll learn from it. If you’re working on a content-rich website:Continue reading… The book you ought to buy (even if you think you don’t need it)

Good headings help, bad headings hurt

Caroline Jarrett 13 October 2021 31 January 2007
Good headings help, bad headings hurt

I’ve been on the road recently, teaching my ‘Editing that Works’ workshops to teams of web content providers in a government department. ‘Choose what to say,’ I urge them. And do it like this: apply temporary headings to your text,Continue reading… Good headings help, bad headings hurt

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