Conference Session Materials

49th Conference

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No. of records submitted: 188

Speaker NameSession IDHandout TitleFile Size (KB)
Albers, Michael UID 8P Design Considerations for Complex Problem-Solving  (.ppt)323.5
Ames, Andrea PD 4G The Changing Role of the Technical Communicator: Moving from Technical Communication to Product Design  (.pdf)203.2
Ames, Andrea UID 3B Just What They Need, Just When They Need It: An Introduction to Embedded Assistance  (.pdf)306.5
Ames, Andrea UID 8C Communicating Effectively with Interaction  (.pdf)165.4
Babcock, Liz PD7Q Gaining Surprising Insights from Motivation or Aptitude Testing  (.ppt)3,973.0
Bachmann, Karen UID 7G Creating Effective User Surveys  (.pdf)1,117.2
Bailey, Elizabeth MG 9S Managing the Monster or the Zoo  (.pdf)46.3
Bailie, Rahel PD7Q PersonalityConflicts-UnderstandingWorkplaceDynamics  (.pdf)32.4
Bailie, Rahel PD7Q Happiness Is A Good Fit  (.pdf)50.8
Baker Weidner, Heather WE 2I Step by Step - Writing Effective Procedures  (.pdf)35.6
Barker, Thomas PD5I Resources for firing clients  (.doc)27.0
Barnum, Carol UID7E How Many Users Does It Take for Web Testing?  (.pdf)56.6
Beal Welch, Erin TT 11K Presentation Notes and WebWorks Information  (.pdf)22.4
Beal Welch, Erin TT 11K Presentation slides  (.ppt)140.5
Beard, Lori MG 4L Six Sigma and Tech Writers Handout  (.pdf)19.8
Beard, Lori MG 4L STC Presentation Six Sigma  (.ppt)162.5
Becker, Susan C. PD 7J Developing Your Own Professional Web Site  (.pdf)81.7
Bell, Mark WE 9Q Participant Handouts  (.pdf)181.5
Bell, Mark WE 9Q Presentation  (.pdf)501.3
Beren, Wendy TT 2M WebWorks Publisher V7  (.pdf)205.1
Bergen, Karen UID 9C Start Working for Your Users  (.pdf)786.8
Bille, Constance PD 2G Transitioning from Technical Writing to Instructional Design  (.doc)163.0
Bille, Constance TE 7B Consulting Skills for Instructional Designers  (.ppt)41.0
Bommarito, Julie PD 3J Changing Careers in Technical Communication  (.doc)53.5
Bommarito, Julie TT 7U Dating Mining with SQL slides  (.ppt)81.0
Bommarito, Julie TT 7U Data Mining with SQL worksheet  (.doc)25.0
Bracey, Rhonda TE 6T Training 101 (presentation)  (.pdf)184.5
Bracey, Rhonda TE 6T Training 101 (checklists)  (.pdf)286.8
Bridges, Don TT 7T Planning a Large Scale Conversion Project  (.ppt)91.5
Cielinski Kessler, Audrey WE 21 Creating a Document Style and Formatting Guide for Non-Policy and Procedure Writers  (.pdf)13.6
Collins, William WE 7R Frequently Asked Questions About Indexing  (.doc)88.5
Corbin, Michelle WE 3S Technical Editing as Quality Assurance: Adding Value to Content  (.pdf)49.0
Davis, Marjorie T. TE 5T Advantages of Internships for Students and Employers  (.ppt)186.0
Dayton, David WE 6E On-Screen Editing Options in Word, Frame & HTML  (.pdf)670.6
Dayton, David WE 6E On-Screen Editing Options in Word, Frame & HTML  (.ppt)241.5
Devine, Marie WE 10J Selling Single Sourcing  (.ppt)521.5
Documentation and Process Management, EarthLink, Inc. UID 3I Setting Visual Standards With a Diagram Style Guide  (.ppt)1,627.5
Dragga, Sam (and Dan Voss) WE 10R Sweetening “Cruel Pies” with a Dose of Humanity: Adding the Human Element to Technical Illustrations that Depict Grim Statistics (Workshop Instructions)  (.doc)20.5
Dragga, Sam (and Dan Voss) WE 10R Sweetening “Cruel Pies” with a Dose of Humanity: Adding the Human Element to Technical Illustrations that Depict Grim Statistics (Workshop Description)  (.doc)28.5
Dragga, Sam (and Dan Voss) WE 10R Sweetening “Cruel Pies” with a Dose of Humanity: Adding the Human Element to Technical Illustrations that Depict Grim Statistics (Presentation)  (.pdf)583.9
Edgerton, Rebecca UID10A Introduction to Business Process Reengineering and Its Common Tools (Use Cases and Modeling)  (.pdf)456.7
Edgerton, Rebecca WE 2Q The Editing Workout: Trimming, Toning, and Tweaking  (.pdf)1,043.2
Edgerton, Rebecca WE 2Q "The Editing Workout" Slides--full handout to be posted after the conference  (.pdf)345.6
Ellison, Matthew TT 5L Working with Cascading Style Sheets  (.pdf)291.1
Ellison, Matthew UID 4C Designing Help for Web Applications  (.pdf)656.0
Evans, Conni PD7Q Happiness is a Good Fit - Getting the Perfect Fit  (.ppt)153.5
Firestone, Elaine WE 6O Scientific Writing and Editing: Problems, Pitfalls, and Pratfalls  (.pdf)383.9
Flanders, Melanie G. PD 7O Should You Incorporate? (Resources)  (.pdf)35.3
Flanders, Melanie G. PD 7O Should You Incorporate? (Presentation)  (.pdf)645.9
Flanders, Melanie G. TT 11B Creating Plug-and-Go Documentation with FrameMaker 6.0  (.ppt)63.0
Flanders, Melanie G. TT 11B Creating Plug-and-Go Documentation with FrameMaker 6.0  (.ppt)63.0
Fleischer, Silke UID 5J Intranets That Save Money  (.pdf)1,469.5
Florzak, Douglas PD 6G Are You Ready to E-lance?  (.pdf)1,241.1
Florzak, Douglas TT 11J Publishing with Print on Demand  (.pdf)1,264.1
Gallagher, Linda PD 5I Getting Started as an Independent Technical Communcator  (.pdf)95.0
Gallagher, Linda TT 10B Three Ways to Reuse Text in FrameMaker  (.pdf)174.5
Gartner, Bill TT 7d Overthrowing the Frames That Bind Us: Our XML Journey  (.ppt)708.0
Gordon, Manuel TT 11F Generating Reference Documentation for APIs and SDKs: handout  (.doc)133.5
Gordon, Manuel TT 11F Generating Reference Documentation for APIs and SDKs: slides  (.ppt)838.0
Green, Jim MG 11M XML and Single Source Publishing  (.ppt)2,387.5
Hall, Rebecca PD 5I Creating and Using Your Porfolio Effectively  (.pdf)36.5
Hamer, Emma PD7Q Creating High Functioning Teams  (.ppt)48.0
Hanig, Walter PD 2P What, Me Manager?  (.pdf)335.3
Hansen, Heidi PD 7S IdeaWatch: A New Technique for Professional Development  (.ppt)226.5
Hart, Hillary WE 5S Science,Intellectual Property, and the Web  (.ppt)172.5
Hayhoe, George TT 2V From Desktop to Palmtop Slides  (.pdf)45.6
Hayhoe, George TT 2V From Desktop to Palmtop Checklists  (.pdf)9.3
Heximer, Erin UID 9K Improving Documentation Through Customer Feedback: A Case Study (presentation)  (.ppt)123.5
Heximer, Erin UID 9K Improving Documentation Through Customer Feedback: A Case Study (paper)  (.doc)56.0
Heximer, Erin UID 9K Improving Documentation Through Customer Feedback: A Case Study (presentation)  (.prz)355.3
Hinderer Sova, Deborah UID 6K Winning with Rapid Development  (.pdf)984.5
Holland, MT WE 4P presentation: The Knowledge Editor  (.pdf)147.5
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Solution Scenario  (.doc)29.0
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Screen Shots From Embedded Help  (.doc)189.0
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Pages From Strategy  (.doc)203.0
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Pages From Welcome Guide  (.doc)258.0
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Pages From Training  (.ppt)195.5
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Pages From Step-By-Step Guide  (.doc)223.5
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Sample Pages From Reports Guide  (.doc)243.5
Houchin, Dani UID 9H Supporting Online Users: A Case Study  (.ppt)138.0
Huettner, Brenda TT 7Y Do You Need a HAT or WAT?  (.pdf)32.0
Jackson, Ken TT 9B Introduction to the Voice Web Slides  (.pdf)224.5
Jensen, Eric UID10I Presentation Slides  (.pdf)629.9
Jensen, Eric UID10I Session Handouts  (.pdf)15.8
Johnson, Maria MG 4K Core Tools for Managing a Documentation Group  (.ppt)584.5
Johnson, Maria MG11T Managing through Explosive Growth and Constant Change  (.ppt)608.5
Juillet, Christopher MG 6J CyberLaw and You:What New Media Communicators Must Know  (.pdf)55.9
Juillet, Christopher PD 3M Setting Consulting Rates  (.pdf)236.1
Juillet, Christopher PD 5I Setting Consulting Rates  (.pdf)236.1
Kauffman, Ben TT 10N Adding Video to Your Documentation  (.pdf)759.6
Kauffman, Ben WE 6B Minimalism  (.pdf)29.3
Kelly, Stacia WE 5N Executive Summaries - Summary  (.doc)49.5
Kelly, Stacia WE 5N Creating Persuasive Executive Summaries  (.ppt)502.0
Kelly, Stacia WE 5N Executive Summary Checklist  (.doc)31.0
Kennedy, Robert WE 10J Evaluating Single Sourcing  (.ppt)259.0
Krupp, Marguerite PD 11P Once Upon a Time...  (.ppt)3,302.5
Landes, Cheryl Lunch Information for Indexers  (.pdf)447.4
Landes, Cheryl TE 7B Instructional Design from a Student's Perspective  (.pdf)86.2
Lange, Penny PD 8B Reinventing Yourself as a Marcom Writer  (.pdf)21.9
Latham, Don TE 5M Facilitating Interactivity in an Online Technical Communication Course  (.ppt)71.0
Levitch, Sharon WE 2R Techniques for Producing Clear and Concise Documents  (.pdf)160.2
Luttrell, Carolyn PD 6N Getting Ready for Translation: A Corporate Perspective  (.ppt)75.5
Maggiani, Rich MG 7V Writing a Contract  (.pdf)138.4
Maggiani, Rich MG 7V Contractual Agreement (sample)  (.pdf)60.0
Maggiani, Rich PD 2L Responding to an RFP.pdf  (.pdf)130.1
Maggiani, Rich PD 3V Marketing Yourself.pdf  (.pdf)139.2
Maggiani, Rich PD 5I Notes for Writing a Contract  (.pdf)65.9
Maislin, Seth UID 2N Caes Studies in Web Information Structure  (.ppt)742.0
Malcolm, Andrew TT 7Y The Way the Future Was  (.ppt)67.5
Malcolm, Andrew UID 9A Writing for the Disadvantqaged Reader  (.doc)70.5
Marty, Helen UID 9A The Role of Telecommuting as a Career Enabler for Technical Communicators with Disabilities  (.doc)33.5
Massa, Jack PD 51 Marketing Yourself as a Marketing Writer  (.pdf)114.9
Massa, Jack WE 11L A Crash Course in Marketing Writing  (.pdf)192.6
Moeller, Elizabeth UID 6V Selling Usability  (.pdf)447.8
Mountford, Gwaltney Sunday Holding a Chapter or Regional Conference  (.pdf)603.7
Mueller, Paul UID 8K Designing a Comprehensive Product Library  (.ppt)183.5
Mueller, Paul UID10C Integrating User Assistance and Embedded Help  (.ppt)908.5
Nolf, Pamela PD 2G Transitioning from Technical Writing to Instructional Design  (.doc)163.0
Oestreich, Linda Sunday Marathon of Chapter Pres.  (.ppt)72.0
Oestreich, Linda WE 5V Editing with Heart handouts  (.zip)95.5
Olcer, Sedef WE 7X How to Prepare a Localization Kit  (.pdf)49.2
Perrin, Towers TE 7B Consulting Skills for Instructional Designers  (.ppt)41.0
Pinsley, Nina TE 3W Presentation Strategies for the Novice Presenter  (.pdf)624.7
Pinsley, Nina TE 3W Novice Presenter's Workshop  (.doc)26.5
Pinsley, Nina Nina TE 3W Novice Presenter's Take-Home PowerPoint Workshop  (.pdf)76.6
Poe, Kathryn Sunday PR for Your Chapter or SIG  (.doc)20.5
Pratt, Anna PD 11P Evolution  (.zip)4,421.2
Purho, Vesa UID 8N Conducting User Studies  (.zip)761.7
Quesenbery, Whitney UID4S Squishiness: The Key To Successful Web Design  (.pdf)340.8
Reece, Gloria UID3K Accessible Design Principles  (.pdf)55.1
Reece, Gloria UID3K SOAP (Audience Analysis) for Web Pages  (.pdf)55.1
Reilly, Annette MG 2Y Managing Contractors: What's the Difference?  (.ppt)107.5
Remington, Robyn WE 8U Handouts  (.doc)62.5
Reynolds, Alison PD 9M Technical Communication or Information Design?  (.ppt)53.0
Schuckmann, Robin PD 5I Networking—A Valuable Tool  (.doc)33.0
Schuckmann, Robin PD 5I Networking—A Valuable Tool  (.doc)29.5
Sellberg, Jane TT 9F Macro Examples (PDF)  (.pdf)31.0
Sellberg, Jane TT 9F Word 2000: VBA for Technical Writers  (.pdf)126.9
Sinasohn, Paul PD 8T Making Feedback Meaningful  (.pdf)292.4
Sklar, Joel TT10T Web Services  (.zip)13.2
Sklar, Joel TT4U XML Schema  (.zip)11.9
Sklar, Joel TT4U XSLT  (.zip)23.6
Sklar, Joel TT7M Cascading Style Sheets  (.zip)45.7
Smith, Elizabeth (Betsy) O. TE10O E-Resources for Technical Communication  (.pdf)747.4
Square, Jennifer PD 7S IdeaWatch: A New Technique for Professional Development  (.ppt)226.5
Stephens, Shawn MG 11M XML and the Single-Source: PowerPoint slides  (.ppt)485.5
Stephens, Shawn MG 11M XML and the Single-Source: Sample handout  (.doc)486.5
Stern, Caroline TE 100 Needle-Haystack+You: How undergraduates search and use the Internet  (.doc)77.5
Sukach, Rebecca WE 10J Out of the Book and into the Classroom  (.ppt)538.5
Sun, Huatong TE8M Why Cultural Contexts Are Missing  (.ppt)115.5
Sutton, Kristen WE 4P Internet-based Editorial Services  (.pdf)108.7
Teich, Thea PD 3V Marketing Yourself as a Technical Communicator  (.ppt)96.0
Thayer, Alexander TT 3H Revised Panel Focus description  (.doc)20.0
Thomas, Jim TT 6C Using Access to Track Single Sourcing Files  (.pdf)1,487.0
Thomas, Gwen TT6L What Technical Communicators Should Know About Metadata  (.ppt)1,590.0
Troffer, Alysson WE 4P Editing Online Documents (examples)  (.pdf)24.6
Troffer, Alysson WE 4P Editing Online Documents (paper)  (.pdf)49.6
Troffer, Alysson WE 4P Editing Online Documents (slides 2-13)  (.pdf)16.7
Troffer, Alysson WE 4P Editing Online Documents (slide 1)  (.pdf)3.1
Trotter, Paul WE 7W Offline Authoring  (.pdf)305.2
Vais, Fabien UID 9A Addendum to the Conference Guide  (.doc)660.5
Vais, Fabien UID 9A Conference Guide for People with Special Needs  (.pdf)865.3
Vincenz, Kathy TT 5G Make Online Help Look Like a Web Site  (.pdf)485.4
Vivirito, Katherine WE 21 Lifecycle of a Procedure, from Creation to Publication and Revision  (.pdf)105.4
Voss, Dan UID 9A Serving Special Needs in Technical Communication (Paper)  (.pdf)82.0
Voss, Dan UID 9A Meet the Special Needs Committee: Many Stories, One Mission  (.pdf)150.8
Voss, Dan UID 9A The Ethics of Special Needs: It's a Matter of Fairness (Paper)  (.pdf)22.7
Voss, Dan UID 9A Special Needs SIG: Mission Statement  (.doc)26.0
Voss, Dan UID 9A The Ethics of Special Needs: It's a Matter of Fairness (Presentation)  (.pdf)310.9
Voss, Dan UID 9A Let's Take the "Dis" Out of Disabilities: A Progression on How to Harness Technology to Meet Special Needs in Technical Communication and to Ensure User Accessibility in Communication Products  (.doc)42.5
Wersan, Fred WE 9R "Creativity in Technical Writing" is not an Oxymoron  (.pdf)114.8
Wiese, W.C. (and Dan Voss) PD 5Q The Tina-Xena Transformation: A Recipe for Professional Empowerment (Workshop Instructions)  (.doc)25.0
Wiese, W.C. (and Dan Voss) PD 5Q The Tina-Xena Transformation: A Recipe for Professional Empowerment (Presentation)  (.pdf)2,528.5
Wiese, W.C. (and Dan Voss) PD 5Q Integrated Strategic Communication: More than the Sum of its Parts (Paper)  (.pdf)871.5
Wiese, W.C. (and Dan Voss) PD 5Q The Tina-Xena Transformation: A Recipe for Professional Empowerment (Workshop Description)  (.doc)52.5
Wiese, W.C. (and Dan Voss) PD 5Q The Tina-Xena Transformation: A Recipe for Professional Empowerment (Scenarios)  (.doc)97.0
Wise, Dan MG 9S Managing the Monster or the Zoo  (.pdf)46.3
Wise, Mary MG10F Managing Without Authority  (.pps)308.0
Wise, Mary PD7A Developing Personal Leadership Skills  (.pps)187.5
Wise, Mary TT2E So You Think Implementation Is Easy, Do You?  (.pps)607.0
Wokosin, Linda TE 7B Tests - Good or Bad?  (.pdf)5.1
Wokosin, Linda TT 3T Which Web Authoring is Best For You?  (.pdf)19.6
Wokosin, Linda TT 4B Components of E-Commerce  (.pdf)16.8
Wu, Lisa UID 9K Improving Documentation Through Customer Feedback: A Case Study (paper)  (.doc)56.0
Wu, Lisa UID 9K Improving Documentation Through Customer Feedback: A Case Study (presentation)  (.prz)355.3
Wu, Lisa UID 9K Improving Documentation Through Customer Feedback: A Case Study (presentation)  (.ppt)123.5
Zanon, Michela UID 7P Writing for non-readers  (.pdf)952.1
Zanon, Michela UID 7P Writing for non-readers  (.pdf)952.1
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