Communicator Winter 2011

Ed. Katherine Judge, ISSN 0953-3699.

This issue was accompanied with a supplement about ‘The role of social media in technical communication.’ Click this link to see the contents.

Machine Translation: Yes or No? Introducing the different types and the impact of MT. Tom Gannon
Evolving technical communicators? Discussing technology and user assistance
Ellis Pratt
Documentation that the Doctor ordered. Meeting online help demands for cloud-based physician service. Peggy Spencer
Developing scripts for ‘Round Table Theatre’. Developing interactive learning programmes. Ron Blicq
Eighteen principles for using graphics. Exploring principles to consider when setting graphics standards. John Revington
Technical Communication UK 2011. Reporting on the conference hosted by the ISTC. Eeva Viljanen
Using video to supplement user assistance. Advising on how to record videos. Philip Murray
Can you improve search engine rankings? Exploring different ways to improve search engine rankings. Amy Munice
Advanced formatting capabilities with Arbortext Styler. Presenting advance print and PDF capabilities Chris Western
Agile synergy. Optimising cooperation between departments. Anna Haberko
Planning for localisation. Why internationalisation is an opportunity. Rob Sexstone
Pushing FrameMaker: a case study. Constructing a complex book design. Steve Rickaby

Editorial
Letters
Presidential Address
ISTC News
Communicator: The Copyediting Process by Tony Eyre
The Adobe technical communication Colum(n) – by Colum McAndrew
Grammar Books – Jean Rollinson lists mini reviews of 12 separate books/guides to put on your Xmas list.
Ethical Dilemmas
Book review – Technical Communication Process and Product by Sharon J. Gerson and Steven M. Gerson
International Standards – WG 2 meets in Sydney
A Day In The Life – Phil Stokes

Supplement

This supplement can be downloaded via this link: Technical Illustration