Archive for August, 2009
What’s Wrong with PowerPoint as a Document Authoring Tool?
In our McCulley/Cuppan consulting work we recently had a new client invite us to work with an authoring team on applying best practice to the planning, writing, and reviewing of a regulatory submission document. The document was going to be a significant piece of work, requiring over 500 pages and involving multiple authors across several [...]
How do you know when good is good enough?
The vast majority of authors and reviewers of technical, scientific, and regulatory submission documents will likely agree with this statement: “I can clearly recognize quality when I read it.” They will also suggest that the communication quality of documents produced by their organization can be all over the map and they do not know why [...]
What Do You Know About Making a Document Readable and Usable?
Spent time the other day in a review meeting where repeatedly phrases like “we need to make this change in style so the document is more readable” or “well that is not really readable” were proffered by reviewers. I am sure that if I had asked the 10 plus people in the room what is [...]