Simple Talk Editor

The account of the editor of the Simple Talk website, who us is in charge of content and site upkeep (along with a team of programmers who do the real work, naturally.) The editor is currently Louis Davidson, also known as drsql on social media.

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Simple Talk Editor 05 March 2024

Writing your 2024 PASS Data Community Summit Submission

It is time again for the PASS Data Community Summit Call For Speakers. Some of you are very ready. You have a presentation idea that has percolated since at least last October. You have asked friends and coworkers if it is a good idea. You may have presented it at 10 SQL Saturdays to thunderous … Read more

Simple Talk Editor 26 January 2024

Adding a new AI usage policy to Simple-Talk

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I used to think plagiarism was my worst thing to deal with as an editor. That is only sort of true now. Now the biggest headache has become figuring out who has used AI to do their writing and to what extent. Often that is even less easy than it even sounds. While there are … Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 10 November 2023

An editor’s biggest headache: Plagiarism

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As an editor working with other people’s technical writing for many years, you might guess that either language skills or technical abilities would be the largest issue that you deal with. Both of these provide plenty of challenges, but the biggest issue is plagiarism in one shape or another. (Spelling the word plagiarism is kind … Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 27 October 2023

Editing tip…Read Your Writing Aloud

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Move your lips (and shake your hips if you want to, that is not required) and hear your words before you hit “post”. If you have someone you can read it to, that helps too. I commonly read my own articles to my spouse who will freely tell me when I am not making any … Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 22 August 2023

How to Write a Technical Blog That Gets Read

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There is a relatively simple and quickly learned technique to writing a blog that people will want to read. We asked an anonymous successful blogger, who is widely read, how it is done. I will try to explain, purely from my experience (and the editors before me), how to write articles, blogs, features, or short … Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 07 July 2023

Simple-Talk RSS Feeds

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Recently, we have made a few changes to the simple-talk.com website’s RSS feeds that I am pretty excited about. If you don’t know what RSS feeds are, they are links that let you pull down content from a website not the formatted view you typically see, but instead in an XML document that other tools … Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 14 June 2023

The Simple-Talk Editor’s Blog

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Today I am starting (well, restarting) a new feature here on Simple-Talk, The Editor’s Blog. This blog will cover topics about writing technical blogs and articles, how to access the information on Simple-Talk at your convenience, and even other writing issues like how to write an excellent presentation and abstract. Topics will sometimes be Simple-Talk centric, … Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 07 April 2016

The 2015/2016 Simple-Talk Awards: Winners Announced

Opinion Pieces

Over the past two weeks your votes have flooded in, and we can now announce the winners of the Simple-Talk Awards 2015/16.… Read more

Opinion Pieces

Simple Talk Editor 22 March 2016

The 2015/2016 Simple-Talk Awards

Opinion Pieces

Once more it is time for our readers to vote on the top nominations for the Simple Talk Awards. Here we list the top nominations and the dazzling award badges. Every vote makes our awards more valuable for the recipients!… Read more

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Simple Talk Editor 17 December 2015

The Boardgame of Office Politics

Opinion Pieces

Sometimes the stress of interdepartmental friction within organisations can get on top of you, especially between the business and IT when the going gets tough. Simple-Talk's answer is a board game to put it all into perspective. Instead of getting carried away, play the board game instead and reach catharsis.… Read more

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