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ANNOUNCING THE SOLUTIONS
TECHNICAL WRITING CLINIC
June 22-26, 1998
Boston, MA
One-stop technical communication training! A full
curriculum in just one week!
- Get the benefits of focused, custom training at the price
of an off-the-shelf class.
- Design your own curriculum to meet your specific needs.
- Choose from 16 half-day and 4 full-day seminars.
- Learn practical information from trusted industry
experts.
- Get the big picture, the critical details, and everything
in between.
- Test-drive the latest tools for technical communicators.
- Receive expert evaluation of your documents (optional).
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CONTENTS OF THIS TRAINING EVENT NOTICE:
1. Who Should Attend?
2. Half-day Seminars (16)
3. Full-day Seminars (4)
4. General Schedule
5. Registration Information
6. Hotel & Travel Information
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1. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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The Technical Writing Clinic is designed for novice to
intermediate level technical communicators. Whether you've
spent several years learning on the job without the benefit
of formal training, you're a novice who wants to learn from
the experts, or you're somewhere in-between, the Technical
Writing Clinic is for you. You can learn to:
- Improve your writing skills
- Edit with a focus on usability
- Index both print and online documents
- Use graphics effectively
- Apply human factors research to your information product
designs
- Write clear procedures
- Test your documents
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2. HALF-DAY SEMINARS (16)
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GATHERING AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION
- Paula Berger/Lynn Harris, principals of SOLUTIONS
WRITING TO COMMUNICATE
- Paula Berger/Lynn Harris, principals of SOLUTIONS
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING CORRECTLY
- Paula Berger/Lynn Harris, principals of SOLUTIONS
VISUALIZING INFORMATION
- Bill Gribbons, Assoc. Prof. of Visual Communication,
Bentley College
TESTING TO REVISE
- Jonathan Price, author of How to Communicate
Technical Information
WRITING EFFICIENT INSTRUCTIONS
- Jonathan Price, author of How to Communicate
Technical Information
ESSENTIALS OF EDITING . . . FOR USABILITY
- Judy Tarutz, author of Technical Editing
MAKING THE WRITER-EDITOR TEAM WORK
- Judy Tarutz, author of Technical Editing
WRITING EFFICIENT INSTRUCTIONS
- Jonathan Price, author of How to Communicate
Technical Information
INDEXING PRINT DOCUMENTS
- Jay Talbot, adjunct faculty, UC Santa Cruz Technical
Writing Program
INDEXING ONLINE DOCUMENTS
- Jay Talbot, adjunct faculty, UC Santa Cruz Technical
Writing Program
GRAPHICS 101
- Suzanne Watzman, founder and president of Watzman
Information Design
PROJECT PLANNING
- Paula Berger/Lynn Harris, principals of SOLUTIONS
ADVANCED TECHNICAL MARKETING COMMUNICATION
- Martha Bednarz, principal of Onyx Communications
HOW TO WRITE A WINNING TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
- Ed Weiss, author of How to Write Usable User
Documentation
PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS
- Ed Weiss, author of How to Write Usable User
Documentation
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3. FULL-DAY SEMINARS (4)
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MARKETING COMMUNICATION FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS
- Martha Bednarz, principal of Onyx Communications
WRITING FOR ONLINE DELIVERY
- Jonathan Price, author of How to Communicate
Technical Information
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
- Ed Weiss, author of How to Write Usable User
Documentation
HUMAN FACTORS IN INFORMATION DESIGN
- Bill Gribbons, Assoc. Prof. of Visual Communication,
Bentley College
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4. GENERAL SCHEDULE
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Training sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Friday.
The Technical Writing Clinic concludes with lunch and a
closing speaker, ending at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. All meals
and evening activities are optional.
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5. REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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FEE, PER PERSON:
$1295
$1095 (save $200, when you pay in full by May 22, 1998)
$ 995 (save $300, when you register 3 or more people from
the same company at the same time. No additional early
registration discount)
