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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]

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]

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]

Recorded Webinar: “Managing Technical Writing Teams” – Scott Abel Interviews Richard Hamilton

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10 Irresistible Potholes that Writers find on the Road to Globalization

By Mike Dillinger, PhD, Translation Optimization Partners (with contributions from Laurie Gerber) Previously published in ClientSide News Optimizing the translation process has two basic components: improving the writers’ source texts and improving the translators’ process. For the moment, we’ll focus on the writer’s job. Dear Translator: Please remember that most writers never had any training [Read More]

Usability, Mobile Devices, and the Future of Higher Education: Interview with Robby Slaughter

In this exclusive interview, business process re-engineering consultant and usability evangelist Robby Slaughter chats with Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler about web-based courseware systems, mobile computing devices, usability, and the future of higher education. Read this interview and you’ll learn why dramatic website redesigns can be detrimental to user experience, why innovation most often arises [Read More]

Results of the 2009 Technical Writers Training Needs Survey

The results are in. Despite the economic challenges facing the global marketplace today, technical communication professionals are in need of training. The problem is finding the money for the classes (and more often than not, the travel), as well as finding and the right class (see below), at the right (low) price, in the right [Read More]

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