by Serena Beck | Feb 28, 2016 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
At the second Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café, attendees enjoyed an evening of sizzling Indian food and great conversation. We discussed which tools we use for writing. More than half of us at the meeting use Madcap Flare; the rest use FrameMaker or Microsoft Word....
by Heather Sommerville | Feb 14, 2016 | Tech Comm Café
The Tech Comm Café meeting on Feb. 10, at a café in Burnaby, was a congenial and lively gathering of new and familiar faces. Announcements – The next chapter collaboration meeting will take place on Saturday, Feb. 27. Chapter members, volunteers, and non-members are...
by Stephen Gauer | Feb 14, 2016 | Career
By Stephen Gauer At the 10- to 15-year point in their careers, some tech writers decide to make the leap to contract work, where they give up the security of a full-time staff position to work on their own as freelancers. Contract refers to the work arrangement:...
by Mala Rupnarain | Feb 11, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events
About This Collaboration Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events and seminars, welcome all volunteers, and review the work that needs to be done to keep our chapter moving forward in serving our community of writers. If you are interested in...
by Heather Sommerville | Feb 3, 2016 | Tech Comm Café
The next Tech Comm Café will be held on Wednesday, February 10, at 6:30 p.m. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca. The TCC provides networking opportunities, job leads, answers to work-related dilemmas, and a burst of professional energy to keep...
by Stephen Gauer | Jan 31, 2016 | Career
By Stephen Gauer You’ve been a technical writer for five years straight and now you want to stretch yourself — go freelance and offer a wider range of services to clients, or leverage employer-paid training into new responsibilities at your current company. Here are...
by Stephen Gauer | Jan 17, 2016 | Tools
At the ripe old age of 24, Robohelp is the granddaddy of online help and looks it. The familiar layout of folders on the left and topic pages on the right hasn’t changed much over time and appears particularly dated in an era of touchscreens, responsive web pages, and...
by Mala Rupnarain | Dec 29, 2015 | Announcements, Recent Events
About This Collaboration Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events and seminars, welcome all volunteers, and review the work that needs to be done to keep our chapter moving forward in serving our community of writers. If you are interested in...
by Stephen Gauer | Dec 21, 2015 | Career, Techniques
By Stephen Gauer You’re written the user guides and online help for the new application and now the client needs someone to train the staff. Why not take the plunge and add training to your skill set? Here are some tips from my 25 years of training: Tip #1: write a...
by Serena Beck | Dec 15, 2015 | Tech Comm Café
The first Vancouver Island Tech Comm Café was held in a restaurant in downtown Victoria on November 30. The attendees enjoyed perogies with custom fillings such as chicken and kale while introducing themselves and their work histories. After introductions, we...
