The airline safety video is about actions that could save your life, but it can be very dull and mundane if you’ve flown more than once. So airlines are using the third aspect in good design – emotion – to engage with their audience. The latest video to follow this trend is from Delta Airlines: Other… Read more »
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Atlassian no longer lets users comment on its documentation – good or bad news?
Last week, Atlassian sent out this message on Twitter: We’re changing our documentation platform, including closing comments. Read more and learn why http://t.co/PjZVCV1Vze — Atlassian (@Atlassian) April 14, 2015 This was a surprise, as Atlassian has been a strong advocate for having user comments appended to user documentation. Sarah Maddox, when she was working at… Read more »
Webinar recording of the changing nature of technical content
STC France-TCeurope has published a recording of Ellis’ webinar presentation on the changing nature of technical content. The presentation lasted 50 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of questions and answers: Webinar recording of the changing nature of technical content
How on earth could the Apple Watch be used in technical communication?
Whenever Apple launches a new product range, there’s a great deal of buzz and excitement. There’s lots of speculation as to how the technology could be applied by different professions and by consumers. Yesterday’s launch of the Apple Watch was no exception. The title of this post may give away the fact that this post… Read more »
April date for our next advanced technical writing techniques course
Just to let you know our next Trends in Technical Communication Course – Advanced Technical Writing Techniques course will be held on Wednesday 29th April 2015, near The Science Museum in central London.