Speakers
Barry Saiff
Founder and CEO, Saiff Solutions, Inc.Start
July 20, 2016 - 2:00 PM
End
July 20, 2016 - 3:00 PM
The 14 Habits of Highly Effective Technical Writers
What does it take to succeed as a technical writer?
The first 7 habits cover the basics: How to be effective in developing content, in the midst of processes and people that may not effectively support your work.
The advanced 7 habits cover the next level: How to influence the environment, improve the processes, and educate the people to make continuous improvement possible.
In this webinar, you will learn the 7+7 habits of highly successful technical writers – what they are, why they matter, and how to adopt and implement them.
The First 7 Habits:
- Don’t take it personally.
- Learn before asking.
- Ask.
- Rewrite.
- Acquire feedback.
- Understand.
- Contribute.
The Second 7 Habits (All of these expand on habit 7):
- Learn to lead.
- Lead with key concepts.
- Lead with process improvements.
- Lead with diplomacy.
- Lead with customer insight.
- Lead with technical communications methodology, gently.
- Keep perspective.