Technical communication practitioners’ primary output takes the form of documents – and the term ‘documents’ covers an exceedingly broad range of information products. These include policies and procedures, web pages, specifications, advertising or marketing copy, fact sheets, help files, instructions, flowcharts, pictorials, proposals, business cases, forms – the list is endless. All of these have […]
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CSS Webinars with TCANZ
Looking for a convenient way to build some skills in CSS? If you’re already familiar with HTML then TCANZ has a couple of webinars for you. Not only is the early bird price open until Wednesday but as a member of the ASTC (NSW) you’re entitled to their member discount. (Plus the exchange rate gives […]
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New ASTC (NSW) website
This weekend we are introducing a new website. An email was sent to members last week to notify them of the planned site outage from 6pm Friday 20 January to 6pm Monday 23 January. We are currently testing the site and working through a small number of issues that have arisen as part of the […]
Conference 2012 — Save the date
After the success of our 2011 conference, planning for the 2012 conference is underway. You’ll find news posted here on the web site and published in our newsletter as the year goes on. For now, get out your diaries and mark down Friday 26 and Saturday 27 of October. Never been to one of our […]
Writing Annual Reports
Have you thought of becoming a specialist in annual report projects? In a year, this work isn’t generally available for all 12 months but some companies do have financial years that end at times other than June so some work is available throughout the year. In many respects managing and/or writing an annual report (AR) calls […]
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ASTC (NSW) Committee 2012
Every year at the end of the first day of conference, the ASTC (NSW) holds its annual general meeting. The annual general meeting is a chance for members to get an insight into the inner workings of the ASTC (NSW). It’s also the chance for members to join the committee with elections held at the […]
Getting started in technical writing
Step 1: Gain experience Start examining all the documentation that comes your way. This includes instruction sheets with any products you buy, from a kettle to pharmaceutical items. Particularly note how instructions are assembled, what fonts are used, which ones you find easiest to read, whether they have illustrations and if that is a good […]
