Sara Walters

Stretching out of my comfort zone, hoping not to break anything vital along the way. Word choice and data visualizations delight me. #techcomm

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

A memory, shared with gratitude on #InternationalWomensDay
In the late 1980s, when monitors were monochrome and a mouse wasn't something you'd want on your desk, two teachers taught the first software programming classes at my high school.

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

Roses are red.
Hibiscus are yellow.
Time at the garden center
makes me happily mellow.
#quatrain #ABCB

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

10 incredible websites that will transform your next presentation (and cost you nothing):

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

#vss365 #pick #haiku Like that kid on the playground once said...

[Cara North @caranorth11]

Believe it or not, 99.9% of conference goers can read your slides. You don't have to read to them. The only time they can't read your slides is if your contrast/font choices are bad. Do better!

[Amy Leak @leakytweety]

🧵UX writing guidance for teams - 1 of 7

Let's be honest, content designers are always stretched. Often, there's a small team of us and a bigger team of UX or product designers.

That's because:
1. good content designers are hard to find,
2. we're not as valued, or
3. budget.

[Nicolas Cole 🚢👻 @Nicolascole77]

The best writing advice I've ever received:

[Supratika Nandi @SupratikaN]

Words = Design

#uxdesign #userexperience #uiuxdesign #uiux #ContentDesign

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

You are happy to
help while I serve your purpose,
reciting 'The rain

in Spain stays mainly
in the #plain', while you bask in
Pickering's high praise.

#vss365 #prompt #pygmalion #haiku #stanzas

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

Perpendicular?
Nope. Parallel? Think again.
Pick a side, #Oblique.

"Why should I choose sides?",
#Oblique replied. All I need
is a good angle.

#vss365 #prompt #haiku #stanza

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

We're looking for a new coworker! The job is equal parts research, problem-solving, and writing, supported by Infotech's beautiful company culture. Find out more: https://t.co/BoaPhmnkea
#technicalwriting #techwriter #techcomm #techdocs #womenintech #womeninSTEM

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

@martinfitzger15 Yes, this is exactly what it's like for me, too.

[Laurie @laurieontech]

Overcommunicate.

Especially when working remote.

[Infotech @infotechinc]

With fatal weaknesses in every iteration of the Death Star, it’s clear the Empire is managing their construction projects on paper. Invest in a cloud-based construction administration tool and don’t let that “Thermal Exhaust Port” change order get lost in the shuffle. #maythe4th

[Julian Stodd @julianstodd]

Learning is not supposed to be easy: easiness exists in the spaces of what we already know.

Learning is not one, but rather many, processes: disturbance, discovery, sense making, rationalisation, rehearsal, rejection, integration, revision, adoption, to name but a few.

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

#Accoutre? What's that?
It seems it's time to furnish
my mind with better

vocabulary,
to equip myself for life's
journey. I'll start now.

#vss365 #haiku #stanza

[Andrew Downes @mrdownes]

Today I asked my wife about her experience of walking home from work and I expected she might, like many women, have a story of being made to feel unsafe, perhaps from years ago.

It was last Thursday. 3 days ago. This is happening regularly.

This is not OK.

[Sara Walters @SaraSWalters]

😍😍 Creative Commons 0 images from museums?! Yes, please!

[Austin Kleon @austinkleon]

A search engine for finding high-quality public domain images from museums and libraries: https://t.co/PcZRmtzSyJ

[rands @rands]

You can indent list items in Slack now. #gamechanger

[startGNV @startGNV]

Don't miss our conversation on women's equality in tech, led by @watt_zone co-founders Usha Suryadevara (@srusha), Jennifer Edge, and Elise Carmichael (@uncfleece)! 💡
https://t.co/uCESq4bXSB

[Laurie @laurieontech]

My request for IWD.

Please believe women's experiences.

I'm sure they're shocking to you. I'm sure you think someone couldn't have possibly meant it that way.

And yet, they happen every day.