Acing Your Techcomm Interview

So many jobs hinge on the interview. Learn what to do, and what not to do, in both phone and in-person interviews for technical communications jobs. From seemingly innocuous questions, to group interviews, to memorable ways to impress and guaranteed…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Two Tricks to Tilt the Scales in Your Favor

Ever wish you could tilt the scales in your favor? Boost your perceived value to others? Have people clamoring for your time and attention rather than having to chase people down while they run away from you?Join us for the…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Metadata: Queen to King Content

We all know (thanks, if nothing else, to the NSA), that metadata is all around us, hard at work behind the scenes making data and content more valuable, accessible, useful. In fact, the term has made it so far into…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

To DITA or Not To DITA (Another Take)

It’s hard to miss the hype about DITA. But what is the reality? How can you or your organization make an informed decision about whether to migrate to a DITA-based workflow? Is DITA the best choice for you? Or would…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Making ePub Work

There are lots of tools that can generate an EPUB from various source formats, but often the resulting EPUB doesn't look so hot. Things often get even worse when you view that EPUB with a desktop reader. Using the layout…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

What You Need to Know about Agile and Techcomm

When working in an agile environment, technical writers can face some challenges in planning, workload balancing, and execution. But writers can realize numerous benefits in this environment if they follow a few principles to stay flexible and fully engaged on…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Using Controlled Language to Improve Reuse and Global Readiness

Mindful and enlightened TCs working in a CMS environment maximize re-use and create global-ready content that meets their audiences’ needs while reducing costs and improving efficiency. Controlled Language, implemented correctly, can help you achieve these goals. However, many companies implement…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo

Are You Getting the Most Out of DITA Content Reuse?

DITA was built around the idea of content reuse, but many content creators are not maximizing reuse within their own documents. When DITA content is optimized for reuse, content creators can focus on writing new content, reduce localization costs, and…

• Key Concepts: soft-skills
• Filed under: Webinars
• Venues: TC Dojo