Clarity is holding its fifth international conference in 2012 from May 21–23 at the National Press Club, a unique venue in Washington DC. You can see the program on the conference website here. Clarity will co-host the conference with: the Center for Plain Language and Scribes — The American Society of Legal Writers. Clarity has confirmed […]

TCANZ Webinar: WordPress for Technical Communicators
Our friends over the ditch are running another great webinar. This time, TCANZ are running a two-part introduction to WordPress. Formerly known as “blog software” WordPress now describes itself as a “publishing platform”. With 25 million installations worldwide it clearly offers many authors and website owners a flexible, extendable and inexpensive web presence. The Internet […]
Sydney CBD event … Linux applications for technical writing
Robert Astridge (Robert Astridge and Associates) The presentation will be an overview of the large number of Linux applications of use to technical writers. The emphasis will be on the advantages of using the applications rather than any technical examination of the various Linux operating systems. Technical writers should be interested in the new applications […]
See yourself in print
Article by Rob Phillips. A common complaint from technical communicators is that clients and employers often want to see examples of work done. Needless to say that is not always possible for all the obvious reasons. But is it? When was the last time you looked at the resume of a well-known or successful person? […]
Presentation: How good is your document? Resources for measuring document quality
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 […]
Tags: CSS, Professional Development, Web Design, Webinar

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 Friday 2 and Saturday 3 November […]

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 […]
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