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Communicator Spring 2015

Filed Under: Communicator, Communicator Back issues

Ed. Katherine Judge, ISSN 0953-3699.

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

This issue is accompanied by an insert and bellyband from MadCap Software.

Contents

Features

  • Still getting things done. Enjoying your job through getting things done. Karen Mardahl
  • Writing in agile environments. Discussing his experiences of the agile development methodology. Andrew Westfold
  • Engaging with customers: part 2. Speaking about the McAfee Customer Engagement initiative. Fiona Tayler and David Fennell
  • Virtual user engagement. Sharing how a virtual experience can mimic real life. Toni Ressaire
  • Virtual reality in games. Looking at how virtual reality is advancing the games industry. Keith Judge
  • Communicating with a global team. Tips for communicating and collaborating with a global project team. Geetha Haridas
  • Flare 11: reinventing the industry, again. Reviewing the latest release. Patrick Calnan
  • Creating videos: tips and tricks. Creating videos for technical communication and e-learning. Ellis Pratt
  • Technical communicators and throwers. Examining the techniques athletics plays in management. Claire Wood
  • Visualising online help topics. Visual interface design. Dave Gardiner
  • Taming the information scavenger hunt. Findability is the key. Cheryl Landes
  • Learning while doing: training review. Reviewing and reflecting on a technical communication course. Jenni Ajderian
  • The new vital statistic! Improving processes with Six Sigma methodology. Michael Gregson and John Burns
  • Scapple: making notes. Getting your ideas down, then making your connections. Linda Robins
  • New perspectives for software help. Developing free local help for the modern era. Jochen Marczinzik

Regular columns

  • From the editor
  • President’s View
  • Event news
  • Ethical dilemmas – Warren Singer
  • MadCap tips – Marjorie Jones
  • Reflections – Andrew Peck
  • Adobe tips – Colum McAndrew
  • Book review – Knowledge Management in Healthcare. Edited by Lorri Zipperer. Reviewed by: Gavin Ireland FISTC
  • Editing – Jean Rollinson
  • A day in the life – Carol Leahy

Supplement

Special supplement: the value of technical communication

This supplement can be downloaded via this link: The Value of Technical Communication (3MB).

  • From the editor – Katherine Judge, ISTC
  • The value of technical communication. Stating why it is more important than ever to ensure that others appreciate the value we bring. Alison Peck, ISTC President
  • Helping organisations grow. Exploring three ways that technical communication helps organisations achieve their aspirations for growth. Rachel Potts, 3di Information Solutions and Roger Hart, Red Gate Software
  • The need for speed. Suggesting that the cacophony of information available today makes our services even more valuable. Carol Leahy, Siemens
  • Dedicated technical communicators. Explaining why you should have specialised technical communicators working in your organisation. Malcolm Wallace, CD-adapco
  • Less time, less text. Sharing strategies for reducing content to match diminished attention spans. Maxwell Hoffmann, Adobe