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Ensuring Product Quality Through Good Grammar
Jun 18, 2024
A stickler for the rules, Justin Loughrey prides himself on consistently following every standard operating procedure by the letter. His...
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Refined Editing Skills to Boost a Writing Career
Mar 13, 2024
“Use the right word.”
Oakland native Lia Mezzio says her mother—an English major who taught her early on to love reading, writing...
7 min
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A New Career in Communication
Feb 14, 2024
A career in the trades renovating homes, to a new one as a speech pathologist, and then to work in editing. That's Megan Rupert’s...
6 min
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You’re Already a Writer
May 2, 2023
Think about your daily life: You write texts and emails to friends, family and colleagues. You make comments and posts on Instagram,...
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Backed by Formal Education
Oct 27, 2022
The technology that we know today was in its infancy when Scott Barney headed off to college. A career in communication wasn’t in his...
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Communication by Design
Sep 12, 2022
Professional Sequence in Editing and Professional Sequence in Technical Communication graduate Amber Fischer grew up in Boulder, Colo.,...
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Fifteen Hours and 5,900 Miles Away
Aug 30, 2022
In March 2020, my UC Berkeley Extension class shifted suddenly from a live classroom-based course to one held via Zoom. Although I...
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A Flame Rekindled
Aug 5, 2022
For Natalie Lynn Harrison, finding her path in life via non-traditional educational opportunities is not something new.
Neither is...
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Alexa, Check My Spelling
Mar 2, 2022
Sure, you can ask Siri or Alexa to tell you a joke, add something to your grocery list or set a timer. You can even have your Tesla...
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