Offers the author's personal pricing experience for translations (both as a freelancer and in a large corporation) to argue that antitrust proceedings against the American Translator's Association are, in practical terms, seldom important to working translators. (SR)

Examines the background leading to the development of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). Discusses the advantages of SGML and difficulties encountered when first using SGML. (SR)

Discusses the current convention of putting only one space between sentences. Outlines reasons why existing reasons for only one space are not valid. (RS)

Offers three articles discussing how a comprehensive framework can serve as a starting point for examining how well the Society for Technical Communicators' Code for Communicators serves as an ethics guide to professionals in the field. (SR)

Describes the characteristics of brochures. Discusses writing and presentation techniques that are applicable to any brochure project. (SR)

Discusses what illustrations can do for technical communication projects. Presents criteria for deciding when to use illustrations and for choosing appropriate and effective illustrations. Discusses working with an illustrator. (SR)

Offers suggestions and examples of how to write clear and effective notes, cautions, and warnings. (SR)

Describes a "video treatment," a document which outlines what a video intends to communicate to its prospective audience, how that information will be communicated, how much it will cost, and how long it will take to complete the project. (SR)

Presents an overview of 28 different types of projects that a marketing writer may develop. Looks at customer, press, alliance, and presentations materials. (SR)

Discusses briefly the challenge of writing the technical documentation for automobiles required by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment. (SR)

Illustrates the challenges and benefits of setting business objectives for a project. Describes three ways that a technical communication product can contribute to the business performance of an organization. Explains how to write a business objective, and the benefits of doing so. (SR)

Argues that most levels-of-editing systems focus on issues important to the technical editor at the expense of the issue most important to author and audience: technical content. Redesigns the lowest level of editing in order to better serve the author in the limited time available to produce a document. (SR)

Offers a brief discussion on how to organize the writing for a technical manual. (SR)

Examines the functions necessary to take a technical writer's project from script to screen. Discusses the roles of the producer, writer, director, production crew, and videotape editor in the context of a production of a videotape on managing colic in infants. (RS)

Discusses how technical communicators can get their clients to participate in case studies (for use in marketing the technical communicator's services) by analyzing the case study strategy, selecting appropriate clients, understanding their concerns, and developing a professional presentation. (RS)