Technical Writing Cheat Sheet

July 6, 2023
12:00 PM (UTC)
15 Minutes

First things first

• Honestly assess your skill level of the software available to you
• Obtain and learn (or gain further knowledge) of the software available for your use
• Make a list of key resources (to help you on the software, processes, and business sense needed for you to achieve success)
• Know who to call/chat with/interview internal and external to the company
• Consider experts known on LinkedIn and other social media
• Keep a journal of everyone within your company (or your client’s company) and their top specialties/knowledge
• Setup calendar reminders of “not to be missed” calls and meetings, even “Update timesheet”
• Create a personal cheat sheet to remember “go to” people, places, or things needed to accomplish your tasks

Proactive

• Create a “READ FIRST” motivational document and keep it on your desktop
• Source and attend industry conferences
• Create a living document of Internet search Favorites/Bookmarks
• Update your ‘Daily Search Cheat Sheet’ periodically
• File daily/weekly TO DO directional notes within topic folders (name them 1 – [Title], 2 – [Title] etc. in order of importance to easily find them)
• Attend industry specific webinars monthly to sharpen your skills or build initial familiarity (such as ‘Jennifer Schaus Fed Con Gov’ in the Federal Contracting space)
• Consider strategic advertising with those who produce the most helpful webinars in your space; ask/determine their conversion rate too
• Download free checklists (be aware that puts you on their email list)
• Create reusable templates
• Use Dropbox per opportunity
• Streamline Sharepoint
• Streamline Salesforce
• Setup shared Wiki
• Keep your company website current
• Build a book of past performance, portfolio, or writing samples
• Build a book of design elements
• Build an ‘Allocation Schedule’ (if you have a team) to plan and watch resource bandwidth

Reactive

• Industry type procurement watch lists
• Reply and submit to offers
• Watch and comment on YouTube, Vimeo, Vidsee, or other videos to get your name out and build reach
• Vet by credentials and breadth/depth of knowledge
• Search per type of business such as: SDVOSB and VOSB

UPCOMING ZOOM CALL:

TBA

FYI: Article about how I perform research: https://sheilamurrey.net/2023/11/06/my-research-notes/

Bring your questions to the webinar for a live Q&A session of my 4-week course, Integrating the Spirals.

What You’ll Learn:

– Find your F-L-O-W (Organizational Skills)

– Focus/Prioritize (Time Management)

– Integrate Breathwork, Meditation, and Mindfulness

– Produce with ease

I’m a natural health and wellness expert having spent over half of my adult life researching health and wellness from the holistic perspective. Thus, I prefer to spend the rest of my life promoting life-affirming people, products, and services.

Refer to my credentials: https://beingwhollyvibrant.wordpress.com/holistic-resume/