documentation

August 25, 2015

Three Tips for Effective Localization

In this post, I take a closer look at the localization project in which my team and I assisted. I take cues from this project, and the similar ones that I have done previously, to discuss the top-three points for localization. This post is special to me, because it has helped me unfold those chapters Continue reading

Creative Writing, Technical Writing

Customer, documentation, experience, Gyaan, Information Design, Insights, Localization, localization project, Methodology, TechComm, technical communicator, Technical Writing, Tips, Translation, User
August 17, 2015

Trends in Technical Communication

In response to a reader’s question, I explore the impact of soft skills on the trends in technical communication. But, do the skills and trends have anything in common? Can the soft skills affect trends? If yes, how? Well, there are a lot of questions. And, I attempt to solve some of them in this Continue reading

Technical Writing

Bhagawad Gita, documentation, experience, FAQs, Feature-specific, Insights, quality parameters, Reader, soft skills, TechComm, technical communicator, Technical Writing, User
June 29, 2015

The Writing Principles

Have you ever come across a poorly written write-up? Have you ever felt that you could have written better? A couple of write-ups, which I read recently, drew my thoughts on writing about writing. I have always believed that anyone can write. But, if everyone can write, can everyone become a writer? I have explored Continue reading

Creative Writing, Technical Writing

Design, documentation, Elements of Information Design, experience, Gyaan, Information Design, Insights, Methodology, TechComm, technical communicator, Technical Writing, User
May 21, 2015

Information Projection: Where Meet Information Architecture and Information Design

The new capability that we introduced into our flagship product helped me learn a lot about information architecture and information design. But, this post is about information projection. As I understand, it lies on the overlap of information architecture and information design. The post is also about the layers of information projection elements and the Continue reading

Technical Writing

Design, documentation, Elements of Information Design, Information Architecture, Information Design, Information Projection, Methodology, philosophy, Reader, TechComm, Technical Writing
April 29, 2015

The Inverted Tree of Information

I will start this post where I ended the previous one: the inverted tree structure of information categorization. As promised, I will talk about my interpretations on some of the verses in the Bhagwad Gita, which is a great source of inspiration for me on both, personal as well as professional grounds. Click here to Continue reading

Technical Writing

Bhagawad Gita, categorization, Design, documentation, Elements of Information Design, experience, Gyaan, Insights, Inspiration, inverted tree structure, Lessons from life, Methodology, Personal, Reader, Rhetoric, Self-revelation, TechComm, Technical Writing, User
April 2, 2015

For Your Information

There are a lot of things that drive our searches. Therefore, it is true that we often search for things that we don’t know. Or that we begin searching for one thing and end up finding another. And, such information is not a goal, but a by-product. But wait; there is lot more to this Continue reading

Technical Writing

Bhagawad Gita, documentation, Information Design, Methodology, Need, Reader, TechComm, Technical Writing, User
March 31, 2015

How “Technical” Should Documentation Be?

In a recent casual coffee-table conversation in our office, one of my colleagues asked this question to the tech-writing group. And, none of us had satisfactory answers. That’s because each of our reader has a unique, different level of knowledge. In fact, even the tech-writing team members in my office do not have the same level Continue reading

Technical Writing

documentation, Elements of Information Design, experience, TechComm, Technical Writing, User
March 7, 2015

The Ps that remained

The fact that I am a marketing graduate has had a considerable impact on the way I handle product documentation. I largely take things from the user’s perspective: Unlike the way a technical grad would handle documentation, I mostly like seeing it from the eyes of a marketer. While I was recently busy answering the Continue reading

Creative Writing, Technical Writing

Customer, Design, documentation, Information Delivery, Information Design, Insights, Methodology, Reader, TechComm, Technical Writing
February 18, 2015

Technical Communicator: The New Branding Person

Last month, I got a chance to read from some of my old books. I am a marketing graduate. So, while I read some random pages from the marketing domain, I could see that the learning matched to technical communication as well. But, how could the lessons on branding teach anything about technical communication? In Continue reading

Technical Writing

Brand Philosophy, Customer, documentation, Elements of Information Design, Feature-specific, Methodology, Reader, TechComm, technical communicator, Technical Writing, User
February 5, 2015

Reduce: To Improve

This post is about progressive reduction, which is what I’ve recently read about. From what I have gleaned, progressive reduction is about those gradual changes (mostly reduction) in the UI elements that relate to your time-lapsed incremental cognition of a product. In other words, progressive reduction is in continuously adapting the UI elements of your Continue reading

Technical Writing

Buyer Behavior, Customer, documentation, Insights, Methodology, progressive reduction, quality parameters, reduction, TechComm, technical communicator, User

About Me

I am a writer by passion and profession. I eat, speak, and sleep writing—although, not always in the same order. My work journal enlists sales, writing and editing, and technology stints. I can adapt to changes, and learn from challenges with the curiosity levels of a baby. I like to share stories—as if you hadn’t guessed that one yet. When I am at my work desk, my team knows me for my translation skills: I translate complexities into solutions. I authored and published The Write Stride – A Conversation with Your Writing Self in 2017 and The Dogfight and the Lone Peacekeeper in 2021. Both books are available on Amazon.