Expanded Roles and Added Value for Technical Communicators
Listen and interact with panelists to discover ways to apply your tech comm skillset to jobs that might surprise you. Learn how to bring added value to what you already know.
Growing a Technical Com Business
Many technical communicators operate as freelancers or independent consultants. But what does it take to grow a technical communication business, with a staff, management structure, and resources to serve many concurrent customers and take on large-scale projects? Each member of this panel has taken a company to the next level. Come to hear how you […]
From Cancer to Bankruptcy
Performing in-home ethnographic interviews is especially personal for User Experience Designers. But when the research is based on a person’s personal health or finances, it gets taken to a whole new level.
Smart content: IBM’s next generation information experience
Come see the new next-generation user experience with information that years of investment in DITA, metadata, and rigorous information architecture are allowing the IBM corporate strategy team to deliver. Well do a show-and-tell, discuss architectural and user experience issues, and share ideas that you can apply in your domain.
Localizing Images: Cultural Aspects and Visual Metaphors
When we think localization, we usually think of text and screenshots. However, translating images, keeping in mind the cultural ethos of the target audience, is crucial too, especially for marketing-oriented content and websites. In this session, we will look at the cultural aspects that must be considered while localizing images.