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I'm a writer. So, explain to me why I should know HTML?

New on TechCommGeekMom: I'm a writer. So, explain to me why I should know #HTML? Read more: #techcomm #contentstrategy #UX #elearning #coding

It’s been a while since I’ve written here. It’s been a very busy year! I’ve started articles for the blog, but then forget or don’t finish them. I’ll catch up eventually. In the meantime, this topic has been really relevant to me lately, and I figured that I’d share my thoughts on it. My first disclaimer is that I am not a developer in any shape or form. I leave that to my husband who’s been…

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Survivor's Guilt?

With so many being laid off in #techcomm, do you--like me--have survivor's guilt? Read about mine, & some survival tips for those who are now searching in the job market.

Even if you are the last Time Lord standing for good reason, you can’t help but feel guilty sometimes. I’m in a position that I haven’t really been in before–or at least not for a long time. While my private life is always in flux and stressful, my professional life is generally in good shape for the moment. Even typing that makes me a little superstitious that I’ve now ruined my good luck. But…

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Pandemic re-emergence? What's new with TechCommGeekMom...so far.

I think I've re-emerged from the pandemic. Read what's new on TechCommGeekMom: #techcomm #contentstrategy #UXdesign #instructionaldesign

“Exit Darkness, Enter Light” by Fr@ηk is marked with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. It’s been a while since I’ve actually updated things. The last few years with this pandemic haven’t actually been that inspiring. And the last year or so has been a whirlwind. As I write this, I just finished giving my husband all my documentation for our 2021 taxes. Wait–it’s 2022 already? There are times my head feels…

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Happy 10th birthday, TechCommGeekMom.com!

Happy 10th Birthday, TechCommGeekMom! My blog is now a decade old! (They grow up so fast!) Check out my latest post to celebrate. https://wp.me/p2hiSW-1Lb #techcomm #contentstrategy #uxdesign #elearning

On March 9, 2012, I was in my last semester of getting my master’s degree in professional and technical communications at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). One of the two last main courses I was taking was “Theory and Practice of Social Media”, a course I would later teach a few years later. In the class, we were instructed that we had to create a blog/website. So, I took some blog…

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What's in a name, like architect and strategist and designer?

What's this? A NEW TechCommGeekMom blog post? Yup. Check it out here: #techcomm #uxdesign #ux #elearning #contentstrategy

Deciding who’s does what on a ship is not an easy task. (Photo from Star Trek: Prodigy) Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve checked in. I know I don’t write here much any more, but life, as they say, has been busy. I was going to write up something today, and saw that I had a few drafts of things that I had intended to finish later. So, before I start anything new, I thought I might fix up some of…

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So, how was your 2020? Good for you, too?

So, how was your 2020? Good for you, too? Pffft. Yeah, here's how my year was. #techcomm

Let’s face it–2020 was a horrible year for everyone for a variety of reasons. And it was no different for me. One of the things I’m trying to do as I reflect back is understand how lucky I was in so many respects. No one in my immediate family has gotten COVID at this point. No one in my immediate family had died from COVID. My husband didn’t lose his job (since he’s the main breadwinner of the…

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How to Prevent UX Workers From Quitting

How to Prevent UX Workers From Quitting

Solving one issue can clear up so many of the problems user experience practitioners have on the job.

Source: How to Prevent UX Workers From Quitting

If you’ve ever worked in UX or CX or content strategy, this is an article for you that you can relate to. I know having worked and/or dabbled in content strategy, UX, and CX, many of the scenarios presented in this article were things I experienced…

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What is UX Writing? | UX Booth

What is UX Writing? | UX Booth - Great article and my commentary found here: https://wp.me/p2hiSW-1HN #techcomm #UX #contentstrategy

There’s a new job in town. Google’s looking. Amazon’s looking. Dropbox, Paypal…many of the big players in tech are now looking for User Experience Writers. This week, Kristina Bjoran explains how writing-focused user experience designers will be a critical part of the way we design for experiences from here on out.

Source: What is UX Writing? | UX Booth

I can’t remember where I found this or who…

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