VENDOR ANN: March 27 webinar 2PM PAC on "Topic-based Info Development"

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

Topic-based Information Development
March 27, 2:00 PM PACIFIC TIME
Register at: adobe.ly/ZsLLS5

Topic-based, modular information development is a technique, rather than a technology. The change in writing technique from document-centric to topic-based can be a challenge for many technical writers. The biggest challenge when moving to topic-based paradigms such as DITA has proven to be the "major change in the document-centric mindset" required. The important changes in technical writing practice include the separation of content and form, using modular information units, document assembly, context-neutral writing, map and manifest files, and document assembly.

This webinar will cover:

== Influences on technical communication approaches
== What topic-based information development is
== The different skills required for good topic-based writing
== The role of semantics in single-source topic-based approaches


About the Presenter: Based in Melbourne, Australia, Dr Tony Self has over 30 years of experience as a technical communicator. For over 20 years, Tony has worked in the areas of online help systems, computer-based training, and XML documents. In 1993, he founded HyperWrite, a company providing training and consultancy in structured authoring, Help systems, DITA, and technology strategy. Tony completed his PhD in semantic mark-up languages in 2011, and his book The DITA Style Guide was published in the same year. He is a member of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee (and chair of the DITA Help Subcommittee), is an adjunct teaching fellow at Swinburne University, and is the Director of Training for TCTrainNet, a training initiative of tekom, the German professional association for technical communicators.



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