According to the ITJobswatch Web site, the average salary quoted in vacancies for a Technical Author has risen by 14.83% over the last 12 months. The average salary offered has risen to £40,000, compared to £35,000 for the same period in 2011 and 2010. 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than £27,950. 10% of jobs offered… Read more »
Category: Technical Author
Google Trends – Words relating to Technical Support and User Assistance
Roughly the same amount of people are searching for Support as Help: Fewer people are searching for RoboHelp and FrameMaker: Interesting to see that, even for a product that “just works”, a considerable number of people are searching the Web for iPad Help: Comparing Google searches for Oracle Support v Oracle Help; SAP Support v… Read more »
Combining text and video in eLearning – Adventures in media synchronization
As we mentioned in previous posts, HTML5 enables Technical Authors and courseware developers to synchronize different media. One of the key areas where this can be applied is in eLearning, where users are now able to toggle between text-based content and video tutorials. As a consequence, Technical Communicators will need to decide which form of… Read more »
Embedding live data into training videos – Adventures in media synchronization
One of the topics Ellis covered in his presentation at Technical Communication UK 12 conference was how media synchronization is likely to affect online training, online Help and other forms of user assistance. HTML5, an emerging Web standard, will enable Technical Authors and courseware developers to synchronize different media, such as live data and video recordings. To illustrate… Read more »
What can a Technical Author learn from a historical fighting manual?
The Wallace Collection recently held an exhibition on The Noble Art of the Sword, where visitors could see range of beautiful fencing manuals written during the Renaissance. So could a Technical Author learn anything from the way historical fighting manuals were written? I have practiced aikido, a Japanese martial art, since 1992, so the thoughts… Read more »