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Click on one of the links below to view the article. For convenience, articles are divided into categories:
| Who are Technical Communicators? | Provides the perspectives of a range of international technical communicators, describing how they entered the profession, what they do in their jobs and what they enjoy about their career. |
| Guidelines For Producing Effective Documentation | Provides guidelines to Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on how to review and provide feedback to their technical writing support team. |
| Getting the Information You Need from Subject Matter Experts | What do you do when you run into problems in getting information from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)? This article describes the strategies that can be used by technical writers to obtain information from SMEs. |
| Planning for External Printing Services | Provides guidelines and suggestions for the planning and production of documentation, using an external printing service. |
| Stress Management for the Technical Communicator | Describes the stressors most commonly cited by technical communicators, and provides some strategies for coping with work-related stress. |
| Writing Effective Brochures | Provides guidelines and tips for writing effective brochures. |
| Tips for Effectively Managing your Time | Provides a number of suggestions for effective time management in the office environment. |
| Knowledge Management and the Distribution of Information | Provides a description of ways in which technical communicators can assist in managing the intellectual capital of a company. |
| Technical Writing in Israel | Offers a brief introduction to technical writing in Israel. |
| Surviving Changes in the Workplace | Provides tips for ways in which to survive the ups and downs of layoffs and corporate restructuring. |
| Marcom Design for the Technical Communicator | Describes various ways in which technical communicators can contribute to the area of Marketing Communications (Marcom). |
| Planning Your Career | Describes how to draw up a "Road Map" document, outlining your career aspirations and short-term and long-term objectives. |
| Producing Effective Online Help | Discusses the issues involved in preparing various types of online help systems. |
| An introduction to Voice over Internet Protocol | Provides an introduction to Voice over IP (VOIP) technology. |
| What is SS7 ? | Provides an overview of Signaling Service number 7. |
| Supporting a VOIP-based voice VPN service | Provides an introduction to voice Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). |
| What is a softswitch? | Provides an introduction to softswitch technology for VOIP. |
| The Consequences of Our Beliefs | An article on how our beliefs can blind us to the truth. |
| Human Rights Abuses in the Occupied Territories | Discusses the causes of human rights abuses in the occupied territories. |
| Diet and Exercise for the Busy Executive |
Provides some diet and exercise recommendations for those too busy to find the time. |
| How to Keep Your Employees Happy |
The following suggestions may help to make your employees happier in their jobs and keep them on longer. |
| Reading Comprehension and The Meaning
of Life |
The strategies that we use to make sense of written material has parallels to the strategies that we use to make sense of our lives. |
| Cycling In Europe - A Description of the French Countryside | In 1992 I spent six months cycling through France and parts of Europe. This article provides a brief description of this experience. |
| Bilingualism Amongst Children with Language and Communication Problems | This article discusses the difficulties of treatment for children with language and communication problems, whose first language is not the same as the language spoken by the wider community |