OSP Blog

20 January 2022 - Felicity Brand

The OSP Content Brief

Structure: Our Not-So-Secret Superpower

18 January 2022 - Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire

How we decide when a blog post is “done”

There is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ draft—so how do you know when you’re done? OSP uses a pre-publishing checklist to answer that question.

writing & editing

09 December 2021

Writing Appreciation: A Container Explainer

Today’s Writing Appreciation Corner highlights a container explainer pitched at just the right level.

authentic communication

07 December 2021 - Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire

It Takes a Village: Creating the TYPO3 Guidebook

Channeling community knowledge and experience into an open source technology book was a privilege and a lot of hard work. We think the result was worth it. Yes, we'd…

writing & editing

23 November 2021 - Felicity Brand

Five Tips for Writing a Great Intro

Sometimes the first paragraph in an article is the hardest to get right. OSP shares five tips for starting strong and writing a great intro.

writing & editing

19 November 2021 - John Heaven

Five Tips For Writing a Stellar Case Study

They may seem straightforward, but there’s an art to creating a compelling case study. Here, OSP shares our best practices for writing high-impact case studies.

writing & editing

17 November 2021

PAX, the OSP editorial code. Podcast 06

How we create peaceful, clear, and colorful communication through one of OSP's favorite Editing Codes: PAX.

writing & editing

27 October 2021

Writing Appreciation: Explain Blockchain in Three Sentences

Today’s Writing Appreciation Corner highlights a crystal clear explanation of blockchain

writing & editing

26 October 2021

FRONT, the OSP Editorial Code. Podcast S1E5

How we create clear, credible, and attention-grabbing communication through one of OSP's favorite Editing Codes: FRONT.

writing & editing

18 October 2021 - Felicity Brand

The Positivity Pass and Why We Do It

Empathetic and constructive editing produces consistently better results and relationships over time.

podcast

30 September 2021

REPET, the OSP Editorial Code. Podcast S1E4

How we create clear and mindful communication through one of OSP's favorite Editing Codes: REPET.

writing & editing

03 September 2021

QUOTE, the OSP Editorial Code. Podcast S1E3

Communicate, Connect, Grow, the Open Strategy Partners podcast, Episode 3. We talk about how we use the Editing Code QUOTE to add credibility, accuracy, authenticity, and…