Archive - 2011

In pursuit of the ultimate techCom information architecture

Are personas an effective tool when developing end user assistance?

As a technical communicator, you often start by categorize users into user groups where each user groups is given a name, for example Network engineer, System administrator, Operator etc. To make the user group come alive, you develop personas to represent each user group. But how do you, as a technical communicator, actually develop user groups and personas? And how do you determine what type of information to write and how to classify and organize information in deliverables based on a set of personas?

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DITA 1.2 Learning and Training: Building Reusable Learning Objects

Location: 
http://www.comtech-serv.com/webinar-dita1.2-learntrain.shtml
Date: 
22 Sep 2011 - 11:00 - 12:30
Event Type: 
Webinar

Webinar: Automating Content Conversion to DITA using Stilo Migrate

Location: 
http://www.stilo.com/NewsEvents/Webinars/tabid/62/Default.aspx
Date: 
7 Sep 2011 - 18:00
Event Type: 
Webinar

DITA Open Toolkit Webinars: Back to School Special

Take advantage of Suite Solutions webinar series to succeed in generating your own publications using the DITA Open Toolkit. The webinars start at a beginner level and proceed to advanced topics, so you can choose the sessions that best match your needs.

For a limited time, until September 15, 2011, order any 3 webinars and get the 4th free. You can view and review the webinars at any time at your own pace.

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In pursuit of the ultimate techCom information architecture

How do you design for findability, part 2?

Today, users are searching for an answer when stuck in product usage. Nobody is reading the manual methodically. If your users are having trouble in finding information in your manuals, your business may be facing a risk of losing its customers. This risk is increasing since the time users have to spend on searching is limited or even decreasing and the amount of information to search in is constantly increasing.

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