The Fun Continues: Upcoming Webinars

by Debbie Kerr, President

The learning doesn't stop with our last general meeting of the year. There are three webinars (seminars offered over the Internet) that we will make available to you between June and August. The cost of these webinars is per location so we host them in one location and have people register to attend. There is no charge for STC members and a $35.00 fee for non-members.

Unlike the general meetings that are held at night, webinars are offered over the lunch period. If you cannot make it to our site, you can register for your own session so that you can view it at your desk or set up a location where multiple people can come and attend at a location that is closer to you. The choice is yours.

Mark your calendars to attend webinars on these great topics!

Decreasing Document Size and Increasing Document Usability (June 25)

This webinar presents strategies that combine best practices in regard to word-minimization and minimalism. Discussion will move from word choice to sentence and paragraph structure to selection and organization of content.

Presenters

Susan Ledford has 40-plus years of experience teaching reading and writing and 10-plus years of experience editing documents for Hyperion Solutions and Oracle Corporation. She particularly enjoys figuring out how to simultaneously reduce cost and effort (for the publisher and writer) and increase readability and usability (for the reader and user).

Cheryl Morrison has been a technical writer and editor for more than 25 years. She has presented to the New York Metro and Connecticut chapters of STC, to Editorial Freelancers' Association meetings, and to the Oracle Hyperion Information Delivery department.

For more details go to our website.

Cool Tools for Tech Writers for Under $100 (July 16)

Technical writers write, yes-but producing information requires a number of other tools that aren't specifically publishing tools. We need to create and edit graphics, create wikis, and manage knowledge-as well as perform more non-traditional functions, such as creating audio files and icons. We might also need to set up systems for backing up our machines, managing source control of our documents, and bug tracking. This talk will discuss and demonstrate a number of low cost (or free) tools that technical communicators can use to perform a variety of tasks.

Presenter

Nicky Bleiel is a Senior Information Developer at ComponentOne. She has been a technical communicator for more than twelve years. She started her career writing books and producing them in hardcopy format, but she has since embraced online help and user assistance, Web design, single-sourcing, usability, e-learning, and knowledge management.

For details, go to our website. More details will be added to the site as they become available.

Wikis and Knowledge Management (August 13)

A wiki is easy (and cheap) to set up and can be a great tool for internal collaboration and knowledge management at your company. This talk will present an overview of knowledge management principles that everyone should know who produces information. It will also discuss how to use a wiki to manage your company's knowledge Knowledge gained from wikis can be used to improve internal processes, build better documentation-and improve customer satisfaction.

Presenter

Nicky Bleiel is the presenter for this webinar, who is also the presenter for the July webinar.

For details, go to our website. More details will be added to the site as they become available.

Email me if you have any questions.