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[Infographic] Technical Communication Management Compensation and Career Outlook

The field of technical communication in the United States is experiencing big changes, both good and bad. On the one hand, communicators who have advanced, specialized skills, as well as those with expertise in law, science, and technology, are in demand. On the other hand, in some geographic areas, it’s difficult for displaced technical communication [Read More]

Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, On Adobe Technical Communication Software, Silos Busting, And Convergence

At the Adobe Technical Communication Enterprise Summit in Boston this past October, I was asked to comment on the future of technical communication, trends in the publishing industry, the importance of Adobe software tools for technical communicators, and related topics. In this short video montage, I discuss the move to eBooks and enhanced, interactive content. [Read More]

[Recorded Webinar] The Trifecta of Findability: Content Marketing, Socially-enabled Content, and Search-ready Writing

I recently spoke with Joe Pulizzi (Content Marketing Institute), Eric Doster (iFixit.com) and Jennifer Beaupre (Acrolinx) about what I loosely refer to as the “trifecta of findability”, a mix of approaches (content marketing, socially-enabled content, and search-ready writing) designed to improve the chances of your content being findable by those who need it. During the [Read More]

Technical Communication 2012: Our Biggest Challenge Is Thinking Differently About Being Different

The field of technical communication is going through a period of significant change. Several of these changes are challenging traditional ideas about the role of technical communication — and technical communicators — something that makes the change-adverse in our industry nervous, to say the least. But, like it or not, change is taking place all [Read More]

LavaCon Conference on Digital Media and Content Strategies: An Interview with Jack Molisani

In this exclusive interview Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler chats with professional recruiter and conference organizer Jack Molisani about the upcoming LavaCon Conference on Digital Media and Content Strategies and why you should attend. [Note: If you haven't registered already, check the end of this interview for a special discount offer for The Content Wrangler [Read More]

[An Interview With Michael Fritz] tcworld Conference and tekom Trade Fair: The World's Largest Technical Communication Event

By Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler Consumers of products and services encounter technical information all the time. This information, often referred to as technical communication, is often (but not always) created by professional writers, illustrators, interaction designers, information architects and others whose job it is to help consumers accomplish goals. The work of technical communicators [Read More]

The STC So-Cal Spotlight Awards: An Interview with Allyson Smith

In this brief interview with Allyson Smith, Senior Technical Writer at CareFusion in San Diego, we discuss the upcoming Spotlight Awards and why you might want to enter your work into the competition. TCW: Allyson, thanks for taking time out of your schedule to chat with me. You’re the Awards Manager of the Society for [Read More]

The Best Minds In The Business Join The Content Wrangler For Content Strategy Day at tcworld 2011

by Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler There’s been a lot of talk about content strategy, but few people truly understand what a content strategy is and what’s involved in creating one. That’s because content strategy is a relatively new discipline and its practitioners don’t all use a universal set of practices. Nor do they follow [Read More]

Join The [Technical] Conversation: An Argument For Open Software Documentation

by Amanda Cross, Documentation Manager, ExactTarget [Editor's Note: Don't miss "How Interactive Documentation Builds Corporate Value (and Esteem from your Colleagues)" Friday, August 12 at 10am PDT/1pm EDT -- a free, one-hour discussion between Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, and Amanda Cross, Documentation Manager, ExactTarget.] Many people I encounter, even very tech savvy people who [Read More]

The Content Wrangler Interviews Michael Fritz About The Worldest Largest Annual Technical Communication Conference

Join me October 18-20, 2011 in Wiesbaden, Germany for a full day of sessions dedicated to content strategy at the world’s largest technical communication exposition, tekom/tcworld. In addition, nearly 200 presentations, workshops, tutorials, and discussion groups will be featured at the conference from well-known speakers who will discuss the latest developments in technical communication and [Read More]

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