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  * TRAINING: UPCOMING CLASSES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA (NEW)
  * ANNOUNCE: 20% off for techwr-lers who write marketing materials! (NEW)
  * RFB: Contract Technical Writer, in or near Silicon Valley (NEW)
  * TRAINING: Get Clients Now! - Business Marketing for Contractors 
  * TELECOACHING: JobSeeker's JumpStart -- 6 Weeks to Your Next Job 
  * TRAINING: Online-learning.com introduces new course 
  * ANNOUNCE: Welcome eHelp as a New TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor!
  * ANNOUNCEMENT: TSI's 2nd Annual Worst Manual Contest 
  * JUST FOR FUN: Test Your TECHWR-L Trivia Knowledge 
  * PSST! Did You Miss the December 2001 Issue of _The Whirler_? 
  * ANNOUNCE: NEW Version! SnagIt 6.0 

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TRAINING: UPCOMING CLASSES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA

Training where you need it, when you need it by Alliance members.

PUBSNET (http://www.pubsnet.com) US North
(Boston area)
Acrobat Basics: JAN 28, APR 8
Acrobat Intermediate: APR 9
Acrobat Advanced: APR 10
FrameMaker Basics: JAN 21-23, FEB 25-27, APR 1-3
FrameMaker Advanced: JAN 24-25, FEB 28-MAR 1, APR 4-5
FrameMaker+SGML Authoring: APR 11-12
Illustrator Basics: MAR 6-7, JUN 26-27
Photoshop Basics: MAR 4-5, JUN 24-25
Webworks Publisher Basics: FEB 4-5, MAR 25-26, MAY 13-14
Webworks Publisher Intermediate: FEB 6-7, MAR 27-28, MAY 15-16

GRAFIX (http://www.grafixtraining.com) US West Coast 
(2 California training locations)
Acrobat: JAN 23-25, FEB 7-8, FEB 20-22
DreamWeaver: JAN 21-23, FEB 4-6, FEB 18-20
FrameMaker: JAN 21-24, JAN 28-31, FEB 11-14, FEB 25-28
FrameMaker+SGML Authoring: FEB 11-13, FEB 25-27
FrameMaker+SGML Defining: FEB 14-15, FEB 28-MAR 1
FrameMaker+SGML Import/Export: JAN 21-22, FEB 4-5, FEB 18-19
GoLive: FEB 11-13, FEB 25-27
Illustrator: FEB 18-20
ImageReady: JAN 24, FEB 7, FEB 21
InDesign: JAN 21-24, FEB 4-7, FEB 18-21
LiveMotion: FEB 14-15, FEB 28-MAR 1
Photoshop: JAN 21-23, FEB 2-6, FEB 18-20
QuarkExpress JAN 28-31, FEB 11-14, FEB 25-28
WebWorks: JAN 24-25, FEB 7-8, FEB 21-22

FRONT RUNNER (http://www.front-runner.com) in Canada
(2 training locations)
Acrobat 4/5 (Intro/Intermed/Adv): FEB 4-6, MAR 6-8
Designing Access to Information Using Acrobat : FEB 12 (half day)
Using pdfmarks to Enhance Interactive PDFs : FEB 12 (half day)
Acrobat and Multimedia: FEB 13 (half day)
Configuring Acrobat and Testing Your PDFs: FEB 13 (half day)
Advanced FrameMaker to Acrobat Seminar: FEB 14-15
FrameMaker (Intro/Adv): JAN 14-18, FEB 11-15, MAR 11-15
FrameMaker+SGML Authoring: MAR 4-5
FrameMaker+SGML EDD Development: MAR 6-8
GoLive-An Introduction: FEB 25-26
Photoshop-An Introduction: MAR 4-5
WebWorks PRO (Intro/Intermed): JAN 21-24, FEB 18-21, MAR 18-21
Access 2000/XP (Intro/Intermed/Adv): JAN 14-16, MAR 11-13
Excel 2000/XP (Intro/Intermed/Adv): JAN 28-30, MAR 25-27
Outlook 2000/XP (Intro/Adv): MAR 7-8
PowerPoint 2000/XP (Intro/Adv): FEB 18-19
Windows 2000/XP-An Introduction: FEB 22
Word 2000/XP (Intro/Intermed/Adv): JAN 14-16, FEB 25-27

BRIGHT PATH SOLUTIONS (http://www.travelthepath.com) US East Coast
(NC, PA, TN, and DC classes listed)
Acrobat 5.0: MAR 11-13, MAR 25-27
Applied Indexing (not tool-specific): MAR 21-22
FrameMaker Boot Camp (Basic+Advanced+WWPSE): JAN 21-25, MAR 4-8, APR 1-5
WebWorks SE: JAN 25
Creating FrameMaker Palettes: JAN 30
FrameMaker+SGML Structured Documents-Why?: FEB 5
FrameMaker+SGML Boot Camp (Adobe trng + XML component): FEB 18-22
FrameMaker+SGML for XML: FEB 22
Photoshop Boot Camp: APR 15-19
WebWorks Publisher 7.0: FEB 25-26
WebWorks-Demystifying Context Sensitivity: February 26
WebWorks-Demystifying Context Sensitivity: February 27

The *Certified Trainers Alliance* may be found on the Web at
http://www.adobecertified.com, and soon at http://www.wwpcertified.com and
http://www.certifiedalliance.com ... Use whichever you can remember most
easily, but make sure you can remember where we are!

The classes listed herein are instructed by trainers who are certified 
in the tools listed, well-known in their fields, and now
working together to offer you quality training throughout 
North America (TRAINING AT YOUR SITE IS ALSO AVAILABLE).

01/14/02-02/03/02
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ANNOUNCE: 20% off for techwr-lers who write marketing materials!

Every high-tech company needs marketing materials, from data
sheets to white papers. And who better to write them than 
the tech writers who already understand the technology?

Now you can learn how to create all the most popular types
of marketing materials with our comprehensive workbook...
And for the entire month of January, techwr-lers get 20% off.
That's a $10 saving if you order by January 31. 

Learn from detailed guidelines, real-world examples, and 
confidence-building exercises. There's nothing else like it
aimed at technical writers breaking into marcom. 

And our money-back guarantee means there's no risk to you.

For more information or to order your copy today, 
visit http://www.gordonandgordon.com/wkb-twl-jan.html

01/14/02-01/22/02
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RFB: Contract Technical Writer, in or near Silicon Valley 

Request for Bids: PortalPlayer, Inc., is seeking a senior writer-editor in
or near Silicon Valley to create documentation for its chips and boards as
an independent contractor. The contractor will work mostly offsite to
support an employee in our Santa Clara office. Full-time contract
beginning immediately, 3-6 months, paid at your hourly rate by invoice at
net 30 days. Forty hours per week. No recruiters, please.
See the full ad at http://www.craigslist.org/sfo/wri/.

01/14/02-01/22/02
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TRAINING: Get Clients Now! (tm) - A 28-Day Business Marketing 
   Program for Independent Contractors

Do you have all the clients you want? If not, fire up your
marketing activities and results with this proven, telecon-
ference-based coaching program. (No travel required!)

Learn to create an endless stream of clients and referrals
by doing 10 easy things a day! Get Clients Now! consists of
2 seminar sessions and 4 follow-up sessions over 28 days.
By the end of this program you will:

    * Define your marketing goals
    * Know where to focus your marketing activities
    * Know which marketing strategies are best for you
    * Create a personal Marketing Action Plan and begin to
      implement it

    "Get Clients Now! shows you all the proven ways of
    marketing one's business, and helps you figure out
    which of these apply to you. It made clear to me
    exactly what I should be doing -- no more guessing!"
               (Marketing Consultant, San Jose, CA)

Schedule: Feb 4 to Mar 11
Seminar Sessions: Feb 4 and Feb 11 from 9 to 10:30 AM (PST)
Follow-up Sessions: Feb 18 to Mar 11 from 9 to 9:30 AM
or 10 to 10:30 AM (PST)

Cost: $229.00 until 1/27; $275 thereafter

Register: Go to www.coachrose.com , click Class Sign-Up,
click Program Descriptions, scroll to appropriate listing.

     "This isn't rocket science. But knowing what I should
      be doing and actually doing it are two different
      things. This program actually moved me into action."
                (Contract Technical Writer, Portland, OR)

Presented By: Rose Hill, Professional Certified Coach,
Certified Business Coach, and Career Coach for the
Professional Development Center of Portland State
University.

(503.629.4804) (rose -at- coachrose -dot- com)

01/13/02-02/03/02
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TELECOACHING: JobSeeker's JumpStart -- 6 Weeks to Your Next Job

Out of work, or worried that you might soon be laid off? Rose
Hill's JobSeeker's JumpStart telecoaching group helps you take
charge of your job search. Meeting via telephone conference,
you'll receive the tools and support to identify, locate, evaluate
and land your next job. You'll:

   o  Learn the 2 essentials and 4 considerations of job seeking.
   o  Learn a 7-step process for job seeking.
   o  Receive brainstorming and support from the group.
   o  Create your personal Job Search Plan.
   o  Implement a systematic job search.

Complimentary Try Me Session: At 10 AM PST (1 PM EST)
either on Jan. 21 or Jan. 28. Space is limited in each session,
so register early.

Full Program: From 10 AM PST to 11 AM PST starting on
Feb. 4 and continuing thru Mar. 11.  Space is limited.

Cost: $89/person until 1/27; $129/person thereafter.

Register: Go to www.coachrose.com , click on "Class Sign-Up"
click on "Program Descriptions" and follow the instructions. Be
sure to register twice: once for the Try Me session of your
choice and once for the full 6-week program.

Presented By: Rose Hill, Professional Certified Coach, Certified
Business Coach and Career Coach for the Professional
Development Center of Portland State University.
(503.629.4804) (rose -at- coachrose -dot- com)

01/13/02-02/03/02
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TRAINING: Online-learning.com introduces new course

We are pleased to announce a new series of advanced online XML 
courses for technical writers, information designers, and web 
professionals. These advanced courses have been developed in 
collaboration with Ken Holman - one of the world's leading XML 
experts. The courses combine Holman's content with OLL's proven 
instructor-mentored learning process. This process provides 
students with individual instructor feedback via email, chat and 
discussion groups on all course materials and assignments.

Practical Guide to XSLT, the first in the series, features 
40-hours of learning material, 9 hands-on assignments and an 
electronic copy of Holman's book, Practical Transformation Using
XSLT and XPath. Two additional courses, Practical Guide to XSLFO
and Practical Guide to XML Modeling, are planned for 2002.

For further information, please visit:
www.online-learning.com/php_bin/ht.php?a=onlinelearning&b=Techwr-l  
or contact info -at- online-learning -dot- com  
(please put techwr-l in the subject line). 

01/11/02-01/18/02
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ANNOUNCE: Welcome eHelp as a New TECHWR-L Annual Sponsor!

Join us in welcoming eHelp Corporation (http://www.ehelp.com)
as a new TECHWR-L annual sponsor!

eHelp develops the very popular (and frequently recommended 
on TECHWR-L) RoboHelp help authoring tool--the industry standard 
in help authoring and winner of more than 45 industry awards.
eHelp has been supporting the help authoring industry for more 
than 10 years, and welcomes the opportunity to further support 
technical writers through sponsoring TECHWR-L.

eHelp joins the growing list of TECHWR-L annual sponsors, 
which includes: 
* Online-Learning.com (http://www.online-learning.com)
* TechSmith Corporation (http://www.techsmith.com)
* Anitian Corporation (http://www.anitian.com)
* KnowledgeBase.net (http://www.knowledgebase.net)
* Hyperionics (http://www.hyperionics.com)

These sponsors, along with TECHWR-L advertisers and 
monthly sponsors, provide key support that enable 
us to maintain and develop the variety of TECHWR-L 
resources and services. 

Welcome--and thanks to--eHelp as a key TECHWR-L sponsor!

For more information about TECHWR-L sponsorships, visit 
the About TECHWR-L Sponsorships page at 
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/sponsorships.html 
or contact Eric at ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- 

01/09/02-01/17/02
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ANNOUNCEMENT: TSI's 2nd Annual Worst Manual Contest

Technical Standards, Inc. (TSI), a Southern California documentation 
staffing company, is offering $500 for the winning entry in their 
'Worst Manual Contest.'

The winning entry could have bad grammar, too much legalese, 
a poor translation, or missing steps. Last year's winning entry was 
a set of directions for exercise equipment that included 
statements such as 'if you feel vomitive' and 'can't relax at any 
time when you exercising.'

To enter, send a copy of the excerpt of the manual or set of
instructions to contest -at- tecstandards -dot- com or fax to (760)471-1879.
Check your holiday gifts for potential entries. If your entry is 
the worst, you win $500. The deadline for submissions is 
January 31, 2002. Visit the TSI Web site at www.tecstandards.com
for complete contest rules.

01/03/02-01/11/02
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JUST FOR FUN: Test Your TECHWR-L Trivia Knowledge

How much do you know about TECHWR-L history and trivia? 
Find out by taking the multiple choice TECHWR-L Trivia Quiz, 
which includes these questions: 

* In what year was the TECHWR-L discussion list founded?
* Why was the list named "TECHWR-L?" 
* Where was the TECHWR-L list originally hosted?
* How old was Listowner Eric Ray when he established 
  the TECHWR-L list? 
* What was the first complaint received about the list itself?
* Approximately how many messages were posted to the TECHWR-L 
  list during its first month of operation? 
* Approximately how many messages are currently posted to the 
  TECHWR-L list each month? 
* In what year did the "Frame vs. Word" debate first appear 
  on the TECHWR-L list? 
* Why was the TECHWR-L Web site originally developed?
* What tool is used to develop and maintain the TECHWR-L site? 
* What was Listowner Eric Ray's most prized possession in high 
  school? 
* What did Webmaster/Editor Deborah Ray do in her "previous life?"

Take the TECHWR-L Quiz at: 
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/techwr-lquiz.html
Answers and explanations provided through a link
at the end of the quiz. 

Good luck...and Happy New Year!

12/31/01-2/3/02
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PSST! Did You Miss the December 2001 Issue of _The Whirler_?

The Whirler is the every-once-in-a-while update about what's 
going on behind the scenes at TECHWR-L. If you've been out
of the office over the holidays, don't forget to check out 
what was new in December 2001: 

* TECHWR-L 2001: A year of thanks and remembrance 
* Watch your "To" lines when posting to the list 
* Question answered: Can messages be removed from 
  the TECHWR-L archive? 
* New articles published 
* Jobs, events, and seminars wanted 
* Writers wanted 
* Mentors wanted 

Read the complete December 2001 issue at
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/whirler.html

12/31/01-1/7/02
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ANNOUNCE: NEW Version! SnagIt 6.0

SnagIt 6.0 captures images, text, and video - anything you see on the
Windows desktop. Capture full scrolling screens, regions, individual
buttons, digital images, Direct X applications and more, and automatically
send them to a file, the printer, or a website. Use automatic file naming,
timed captures, and image processing effects. Edit, view, and manage your
images in the newly updated Catalog Browser. 
Visit www.techsmith.com to see if you qualify for a free upgrade!

http://www.techsmith.com/twr <http://www.techsmith.com/twr> 

6/30/01-12/31/01
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