Courses
We offer short 1-2 hour courses on a range of topics of interest to anyone involved in the field of technical communications. We can provide these courses at your business premises, if numbers are sufficient.
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Winter 2008 Courses
| Principles of Online Help Design | A practical course intended to teach technical authors the basics of online help design. Includes a practical demonstration and a hands-on online help project, using RoboHelp - the industry standard Help authoring tool. |
| Writing Effective Brochures | Principles and strategies involved in writing effective brochures. Includes a practical demonstration and a hands-on writing project. |
| Print Production | A presentation on how to prepare for an external printing service. Includes a practical demonstration of postscript and PDF production for pre-press and a hands-on printing project. |
| Interviewing Strategies | Techniques and processes for authors conducting interviews with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Participants have the opportunity to try out their interviewing skills, followed by audience analysis and discussion. |
| Preparing Effective Presentations | Principles of designing effective presentations. Practical demonstration and hands-on practise, using MS PowerPoint. |
| Layout and Design | A practical course on graphic layout and design techniques, for manuals, brochures and other documents using a choice of either MS Word or Framemaker. |
| Web Design | A practical course on Web design for technical authors. |
| Stress Management | What is stress? What are some causes of stress in the workplace for technical authors? How can we reduce stress at work? |
| Effective Time Management | Effective time-management skills and principles for technical authors. |
| Technical Writing Abroad | What's it about? What's it like? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages? Personal experiences from United States, France, Israel, South Africa and New Zealand. |
| Planning your Career | Preparing a roadmap for your career. Participants have the opportunity to prepare their own roadmap, followed by audience analysis and discussion. |
Courses cover a range of topics of general interest to technical authors.
- All courses consist of a presentation, course work and discussion. Related articles and additional information are provided for each course.
- Sessions are between 45 - 60 minutes.
- All courses are lead by an experienced, qualified instructor
- No prior knowledge or prerequisites are required, unless stated otherwise.
- Participants receive a certificate of attendance.
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Our prices are highly competitive and we offer flexible payment schemes.