Technical Writing

Technical Writing is a top career… Here’s why

December 29, 2010 techcommdood

Just posted about technical writing being a top career in 2011 and its prime value in context of a company’s global content strategy. GlobalScript blog: Technical Writing is a top career… Here’s why

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Shippin’ up to Boston… for the Gilbane Conference

November 17, 2010 techcommdood

The Gilbane Conference in Boston is less than two weeks away! If you haven’t heard of it or haven’t been, it’s a great event aimed at content management and content strategy. While there are in-depth sessions, the conference is ideal for strategic leaders who want to improve their processes, broaden their reach and reduce overall [...]

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Interested in LavaCon? Time is running out!

September 16, 2010 techcommdood

There’s less than a week to go until late registration pricing begins for LavaCon. If you are planning to go, register before September 22 to save $200 off the full conference rate, and $250 off the single day registration price! LavaCon 2.0 is in San Diego Sep 29–Oct 2. Choose from almost 60 sessions and [...]

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Is user experience merely a fad or buzzword?

September 8, 2010 techcommdood

An interesting conversation on the STC Management SIG‘s mailing list about what to name a department that does more than just technical writing has produced some interesting comments about user experience. Comments mainly indicate that the term isn’t understood enough to name a department after it. “If it weren’t so jargony, I’d go for the [...]

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STC’s Project Phoenix – The Rebirth and Renewal of STC

August 25, 2010 techcommdood

Before I begin this post, I’d like to take a moment to apologize to many of my regular readers, to Mike and to STC. I’d posted about this project yesterday and then quickly deleted the post after truly stepping back to look at it (my bad for not “allowing the ink to dry” before publishing), [...]

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