by Hannah Lind | Nov 28, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
There were several first-timers at this meeting, new to technical communication, excited by it and eager to glean nuggets of the latest industry intel. So, after the initial introductions, the conversation was a Q&A with the attendees who brought decades of...
by Melissa Huang | Nov 21, 2021 | Recent Events, Techniques
Is the thought of wading through legacy content giving you a headache? Updating old documentation is a familiar challenge for many technical communicators, but fortunately one that can be interesting to tackle. On October 16, 2021, Leah Guren of Cow TC presented...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 28, 2021 | Recent Events, Techniques
Microcontent will open new channels for our content while improving delivery across existing channels. The path to intelligent microcontent is the next step in our journey in structured authoring. AI-powered cognitive content solutions perform best with content...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 3, 2021 | Announcements
If you wonder what digital accessibility is and why you should know about it, this talk is for you. People with disabilities are often expected to bridge a chasm between their disabilities and their need to participate in the world. Fortunately, times are...
by Beth Haggerty | Sep 27, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This was the first meeting of the fall season and the group opened with personal introductions and tales of summer trips, or trips that were not taken due to the wildfires and COVID-19 that have sadly ravaged our province. After welcoming a first-time guest from...
by Joel Basart | Aug 27, 2021 | Announcements
We’ve all been there! Your new documentation may be terrific, but you still have endless pages of old legacy content that needs updating. It is heavy, verbose, and unusable. You know what you need to do to improve it, but how do you get started? Your challenge...
by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Aug 26, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
At the August 18 meeting we discussed how to manage some risks and maximize the rewards that come with technical writing jobs, with ideas from both technical communication professionals and students. We exchanged ideas about what to include in a portfolio, which can...
by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Aug 2, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The July 21 Tech Comm Café discussed interesting topics for aspiring technical communicators. In attendance were technical writing students, a technical writing business owner, a college English teacher who is also studying for a technical writing certificate, and...
by Beth Haggerty | Jul 1, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Although a small gathering, it made for relaxed conversation, and after personal introductions the group was delighted to welcome a technical writing student from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, attending the Café for the first time. Despite the stereotype...
by Heather Sommerville | May 26, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The May meeting welcomed an assortment of contractors, employees, and students, including a writer from two time zones away. After brief introductions came a reminder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day , which focuses on digital access for a billion people with...