Think using a controlled language is too complicated, not suited for your market or simply too “controlling”? Think again. The S100D and the ASD STE-100 are two free standards for Simplified Technical English that could help you produce more user-friendly documents with no new software needed.
Has your company recently sold equipment to a vendor who requires MIL-SPEC (military specification) documentation? Or perhaps, despite the fact that you are not a native speaker, you find that a lot of your writing is in English and word choice really gives you a headache. Or perhaps your product manager has asked for some improved product installation documents after a grueling product installation/validation cycle.
If you have been in the field of technical communication for a while you have no doubt heard of Simplified Technical English, controlled language, and the foreboding acronyms S1000D and ASD STE-100. Your fellow writers might have even given you their honest opinions: too complex, too expensive, not user-friendly, only for the aviation industry, etc. You might even have been put off by the idea of someone “controlling” your language. After all, language is a living thing. ...
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