Style Collection

The manner of expressing thought, otherwise known as "style," encompasses many facets in technical communication. It can improve readability, connect your readers to your brand, and strike the right tone of communication.

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You don't need a style guide

You Don’t Need a Voice & Tone Style Guide – Jason Fox

Style guides are all about consistency. But the only thing… 

  • 5. Oct
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Writing Style – OpenStack.org

A useful example of style guidelines are those published by… 

  • 17. Jul
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Style Guides – Write the Docs

This article introduces style guides and explains how they… 

  • 17. Jul
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Style Guides – Indoition

This page lists a variety of popular style guides used by… 

  • 17. Jul
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Plain Language in Plain English: a Review – TechScribe

This review is about a book entitled, "Plain Language in… 

  • 17. Jul
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18F Content Guide

18F is an office that is part of the Technology… 

  • 24. Aug
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Tell It To Me Straight: Plain Language in UX – Adobe

This article describes plain language and explains its… 

  • 17. Jul
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The Four Dimensions of Tone of Voice – Norman Nielson Group

A website’s tone of voice communicates how an… 

  • 17. Jul
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The Impact of Tone of Voice on Users’ Brand Perception – Norman Nielson Group

This article describes a two-part experiment that found… 

  • 17. Jul
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Plain Language – IEEE

This policy from the IEEE defines plain language and… 

  • 17. Jul
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The Mailchimp style guide

Content Style Guide – Mailchimp

The company style guide of Mailchimp goes beyond basic… 

  • 5. Oct
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Why Readability Scores Are Killing Your Content – CMSWire

This article challenges the notion that readability scores… 

  • 17. Jul
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Creating Style Guides – A List Apart

This article explains how style guides save development… 

  • 17. Jul
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Style Guides for Technical Writers – I Heart Technical Writing

This page from I Heart Technical Writing lists a variety of… 

  • 17. Jul
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Do Organizations Need Technical Documentation Style Guides? – Will Kelly

This post answers the question of whether organizations… 

  • 17. Jul
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Documentation/Style Guide – MediaWiki

The MediaWiki style guide provides guidelines for writing… 

  • 17. Jul
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Red Hat Technical Publications – Red Hat

The style used by Red Hat contains an exhaustive list of… 

  • 17. Jul
  • 2.7K
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What is plain language? – Plain Language Association International

The article introduces plain language and the general areas… 

  • 17. Jul
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