Comments for STC-NorthBay Blog http://stc-northbay.org/blog Events and information for the NorthBay technical communication community Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:05:51 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Starting Your Own Business — Virtual Conference Preview! by Monique Semp http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2013/04/starting-your-own-business-virtual-conference-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Monique Semp Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:05:51 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=388#comment-201 I checked with the conference organizer, and she replied that the sessions will be recorded, and will be available to paid attendees who cannot attend. I checked with the conference organizer, and she replied that the sessions will be recorded, and will be available to paid attendees who cannot attend.

]]> Comment on Starting Your Own Business — Virtual Conference Preview! by Monique Semp http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2013/04/starting-your-own-business-virtual-conference-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Monique Semp Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:12:45 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=388#comment-200 I'm not sure; I'll look into it and if I receive an answer, I'll post it. I’m not sure; I’ll look into it and if I receive an answer, I’ll post it.

]]> Comment on Starting Your Own Business — Virtual Conference Preview! by Chris Muntzer http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2013/04/starting-your-own-business-virtual-conference-preview/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Chris Muntzer Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:14:52 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=388#comment-199 I am interested in signing up, but cannot possibly see myself free to attend every presentations at the times published. Will these presentations be recorded for later viewing by those who have signed up? I am interested in signing up, but cannot possibly see myself free to attend every presentations at the times published.

Will these presentations be recorded for later viewing by those who have signed up?

]]> Comment on Our March 2012 Meeting: “Agile Documentation (Hi, Honey, I joined a cult!)” by Kai http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2012/03/our-march-2012-meeting-agile-documentation-hi-honey-i-joined-a-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Kai Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:35:35 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=282#comment-184 So how is this agile documentation different from minimalism? Quoting from www.namahn.com/resources/documents/note-minimalism.pdf which is paraphrasing Carroll's Nuremburg Funnel (1990): - Train users on real tasks - Provide action-oriented learning - Help users get started fast - Guide discovery and exploration - Rely on the user to think and improvise - Exploit the user’s prior knowledge and experience - Slash the verbiage ("less is more") - Allow for reading in any order by providing modular units of information So how is this agile documentation different from minimalism?

Quoting from http://www.namahn.com/resources/documents/note-minimalism.pdf which is paraphrasing Carroll’s Nuremburg Funnel (1990):

- Train users on real tasks
- Provide action-oriented learning
- Help users get started fast
- Guide discovery and exploration
- Rely on the user to think and improvise
- Exploit the user’s prior knowledge and experience
- Slash the verbiage (“less is more”)
- Allow for reading in any order by providing modular units of information

]]> Comment on Our March 2012 Meeting: “Agile Documentation (Hi, Honey, I joined a cult!)” by Chris Muntzer http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2012/03/our-march-2012-meeting-agile-documentation-hi-honey-i-joined-a-cult/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Chris Muntzer Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:37:35 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=282#comment-182 Pretty damn good coverage Michael! Pretty damn good coverage Michael!

]]> Comment on Our July 2011 Meeting: “ePub: What, Why, and How?” with Scott Prentice by Chris http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2011/07/our-july-2011-meeting-epub-what-why-and-how-with-scott-prentice/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Chris Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:28:19 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=227#comment-181 Thank you for a really interesting presentation. I will be creating an EPUB or two as part of my work this coming year. Your coverage on the night of the presentation made it all sound very easy. It will be interesting to see if that ease actually transpires for me in my coming EPUB applications. Thank you for a really interesting presentation.

I will be creating an EPUB or two as part of my work this coming year. Your coverage on the night of the presentation made it all sound very easy. It will be interesting to see if that ease actually transpires for me in my coming EPUB applications.

]]> Comment on Our August 2010 Meeting: 101 Ways to Impress With Your Writing and Speaking by Chris Muntzer http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2010/09/our-august-2010-meeting-101-ways-to-impress-with-your-writing-and-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Chris Muntzer Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:04:07 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=133#comment-151 I really enjoyed this presentation. Indeed, as there were senior writers and an editor in the audience, some good discussion ensued. I would be interested in a follow up workshop on this subject. I really enjoyed this presentation. Indeed, as there were senior writers and an editor in the audience, some good discussion ensued.

I would be interested in a follow up workshop on this subject.

]]> Comment on Our July 2010 Meeting: A Tour of Virtual Worlds and How They Impact Technical Communicators by sprentice http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2010/07/our-july-2010-meeting-a-tour-of-virtual-worlds-and-how-they-impact-technical-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-147 sprentice Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:17:43 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=123#comment-147 Michael and Scott meet in Second Life and watch Science Friday .. interesting! Video posted to YouTube .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I8yy_KS47Y Michael and Scott meet in Second Life and watch Science Friday .. interesting!

Video posted to YouTube ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I8yy_KS47Y

]]> Comment on Our July 2010 Meeting: A Tour of Virtual Worlds and How They Impact Technical Communicators by sprentice http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2010/07/our-july-2010-meeting-a-tour-of-virtual-worlds-and-how-they-impact-technical-communicators/comment-page-1/#comment-146 sprentice Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:40:28 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=123#comment-146 Just posted a new thread in the forum on STC meetings in Second Life .. anyone interested in giving this a whirl? http://stc-northbay.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=11 Just posted a new thread in the forum on STC meetings in Second Life .. anyone interested in giving this a whirl?

http://stc-northbay.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=11

]]> Comment on LavaCon 2010: Manage Your Online Brand (and support your local chapter!) by sprentice http://stc-northbay.org/blog/2010/07/lavacon-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-142 sprentice Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:39:49 +0000 http://stc-northbay.org/blog/?p=120#comment-142 Hmm .. looks like today (July 12) is the last day for early bird pricing. I just registered! Hmm .. looks like today (July 12) is the last day for early bird pricing. I just registered!

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