VolXII, Issue 6
In this last issue of 2010, we bring you a magazine with some reflections and some recollections. Some writers chose to write about their experience at the STC Conference, some other penned their thoughts on the tech writing community itself. What is it that defines us? Makes us wh[...]
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Archive for December, 2010
December, 2010 § in STC
Nov-Dec 2010 Newsletter
December, 2010 § in Career
Technical Communicators in India Next
Re-enabling the Indian IT workforce
– P. Rufus
In the early 1990’s, when the US began outsourcing technical writing to India, a few American technical writers forecast that such ‘raw documentation’ done ‘cheaply in India’ would get back to the US for the final finish. Somehow, that[...]
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December, 2010 § in Career
Damn Those Recruiters and Managers…!
– Tabir Mishra
“Hi Everybody,
I have an interview to attend for Technical Writer position, I am technically fresher in this field. Can anybody guide me, what type of questions are asked … ”
“Hi,
I want to know what is the process most of the companies follow to appraise a Technical [...]
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December, 2010 § in Lounge
Listen! Do you want to know a secret?
- Anindita Basu, with inputs from Rachna Ganguli and Anagha Chandratrey
A is for Adobe. The company that left Anindita with the distinct impression that it thinks that that the techcomm world revolves around it. Also see F and R.
B is for [...][...]
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Eye-opening: Dr Naresh Gupta on the future of content
– Rachel McAlpine
I had an intensely rewarding time at the STC India 12th Annual Conference, on my very first visit to India. There were many highlights for me. For example, I certainly won’t forget Dr Naresh Gupta’s visionary presentation on the future of content.
We can’t escape th[...]
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December, 2010 § in STC
Joe Sponge at the STC India Conference
– Pranav
The morning of November 11 dawned fresh and clear. There was a slight nip in the air but that was going to go away by the afternoon if I was any judge. Not that it really mattered. I was probably going to be inside the hotel for the duration of the preconference workshops. [..[...]
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December, 2010 § in STC
[Dec 2010] Prez Talk
– Michelle Cherian
Its December and Christmas is almost upon us, and so is a brand new year 2011 fast approaching. A whole new STC India administration council will also take charge of our chapter and take the next steps forward! We do have a few new faces in our council next year, but we do [...[...]
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[2010] STC India Volunteers
The STC India Admin Council for 2010 would like to thank all the volunteers who made all the chapter activities possible and helped build the chapter this year. Special mentions are due to the following volunteers:
City Reps for organizing learning sessions in many cities:
- Sure[...]
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[Dec 2010] Learning Sessions
The following learning sessions have been conducted in the past few weeks.
Delhi 11th Dec, 2010
• Developing e-learning content using Adobe Captivate - Suhas Yogin
• Creating Interactive PDF – Manisha Khurana
Both sessions were sponsored by Comviva.
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[Dec 2010] STC Announcements
Path to Follow
STC’s Fellows and Associate Fellows are among the top technical communicators in the field. STC has implemented a program to recognize their valuable contributions to the field of technical communication. This program is called the Path to Fellow. Read more about the program an[...]
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December, 2010 § in STC
[Dec 2010] STC India Announcements
STC India Admin Council – 2011
Sandhya Prasad, the Election officer for 2010, announced the election results for the STC India Admin Council. The 2011 STC India Admin Council is:
• President: Rajdeep Gupta
• Vice President: Naveen D’Cruz
• Treasurer: Saravanana Manoharan
• Secretary[...]
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December, 2010 § in TechTools, WriteRight
RCO, Estimation, & Ratio Analysis Technical Documentation, Part 3
– Makarand Pandit
This is the final essay of a three-part series. Read part 1 here and part 2 here.
In the previous article we talked about Ratio Analysis. We looked at
Frederick Ratio or Height Ratio
Sunil Ratio or Width Ratio
Mak Ratio or Distribution Ratio
In this part we will look at two t[...]
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