http://tc.eserver.org/authors/Rastocny,_Philip A bibliography of works by Rastocny, Philip in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Rastocny,_Philip http://tc.eserver.org/32190.html http://tc.eserver.org/32190.html Focusing on your professionalism could be the key to successfully managing your working relationships with SMEs. http://tc.eserver.org/32193.html http://tc.eserver.org/32193.html Just the thought of dealing with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) can create stress in the life of any documentation manager. Some SMEs can be self consumed, preoccupied, distant, and even rude. But why do these behaviors exist? This article briefly describes how to interact with people who might be difficult to motivate and how to work with people who have priorities different from yours. http://tc.eserver.org/31705.html http://tc.eserver.org/31705.html If you have a group of stressed out and overworked technical writers and need to add to your staff, hiring the right technical writer can be a challenge. The author provides some tips on the hiring and interview process and what you might look for in exceptional technical writing candidates that will best fill the needs of your group of technical writers. http://tc.eserver.org/31719.html http://tc.eserver.org/31719.html Just the thought of dealing with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) can create stress in the life of any documentation manager. Philip Rastocny provides in-depth insight on how best to deal with SMEs. http://tc.eserver.org/31720.html http://tc.eserver.org/31720.html Part 2 switches the focus to members of your management team and what you can do to sell your team’s professionalism. Also included are hints on how your writers can individually sell themselves to gain cooperation from SMEs.