If new technologies are creating new social behaviours in people, do those writing technical documentation need to adapt to these changes? Linda Stone, who coined the phrase “continous partial attention“, argues users have, over time, changed the way they use technology. They’ve moved from an era of creating, to an era of connecting and then onto one of… Read more »
Category: webinar
The “Beyond Documentation” Webinar videos
Scriptorium Inc has uploaded the “Beyond Documentation” Webinar Ellis delivered back in August 2009. In this session he looked at the future of technical writing and likely changes to the ways in which user assistance is delivered. We asked: Are we moving beyond documents? If so, what does this mean for technical communicators? Part 1:… Read more »
Transatlantic video interview with Anne Gentle on the Social Web for Documentation
We’ve just uploaded a 15 minute extract from a transatlantic video interview I recently conducted with Anne Gentle, where we talked about The Social Web for Documentation. The sound is a little patchy on the first slide, but it improves afterwards. A longer, 37 minute, version will be available to anyone who purchases the Cherryleaf Learning Zone… Read more »
Training Webinars/Webcast events for technical communicators
We would like to invite you to a programme of training Webcast events with us and our colleagues from the TechComm Alliance, where we will share our knowledge and advice that will make you a better technical communicator. We’re putting together a programme of the best speakers we can find – to improve your skills and… Read more »