#18631
Overview of the Web Accessibility Initiative
An online presentation explaining why Web accessibility is important and what the Web Accessibility Initiative does.
Brewer, Judy. W3C (2003). Presentations>Slideshows>Accessibility
#21689
Papers and Presentations from STC India Learning Sessions
View and download papers presented at STC India's learning sessions.
STC India. Presentations>Information Design>Communication>Usability
#13093
Participatory Decision Making, Technology, and the Environment: Overview 
Technical communication is increasingly identified with high tech and particularly with documentation. This affiliation and the issues that technology raises have spurred the field to grow not just in numbers but also in knowledge. For example, the concepts of users and usability offer rich ways to look at documents and their development and implementation.
Rude, Carolyn D. STC Proceedings (2001). Presentations>Collaboration>Technology
#20151
Participles Becoming Prepositions--Some Arcane Information for Editors
A presentation that accompanies the paper of the same name at http://webhome.crk.umn.edu/~mpringle/UsingPaper.rtf.
Pringle, Mary Margaret. STCTC (2001). Presentations>Editing>Grammar>Minimalism
#20150
Participles Becoming Prepositions--Some Arcane Information for Editors
In English, some participles have already become prepositions. The author noticed in her work as a technical editor that most of her writers seemed to perceive the participle 'using' as a preposition already although it is not listed as such in the dictionary. The paper gives the evidence and rationale for making such a claim. It offers a window on written language change in progress and celebrates the language user’s ability to make the stolid dialect we call technical writing more vigorous and efficient by turning a participle into a preposition.
Pringle, Mary Margaret. STCTC (2001). Presentations>Editing>Grammar>Minimalism
#13188
Particle Physics, Frank Lloyd Wright and Feng Shui: A Walking Tour Through Spatial Web Design
Although the concept of the internet as a virtual space is not new, after nearly ten years of development, our understanding of web space still remains more textually based than spatial. Because the World Wide Web provides a new kind of information space, we need to understand it in both informational and spatial terms. As such, we can benefit from exploring the shape of cyberspace from an architectural perspective, just as we would other spaces and shapes in our experience. In this discussion I offer a model that views web site design from three architectural perspectives: motion, structure and flow.
Heba, Gary M. STC Proceedings (2001). Presentations>Web Design>Information Design
#14010
Perspectives on Science and Technical Communication
The purpose of presenting is to actuate. You want to persuade people. You want to persuade them to think, or get excited about something, or act in response to what you present. Otherwise there is no point in making the effort of preparing and delivering your presentation. Presentations do not necessarily need to be meaningful for you. You already know the meaning of your message. Deliver the message from the audiences' point of view. (Another way to say this: What you want to present is not as important as what the audience needs to hear in order for your message to come across clearly, simply.) Remember that an audience will judge a presentation on the basis of how meaningful is was for them.
Kane, Andrew S. University of Maryland (2002). Presentations>Advice>TC
#14510
Persuasion In Technical Communication: Applying Elaboration Likelihood Model To Marketing Brochures
The Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is a cognitive theory offering insights into persuasion and attitude change that technical communicators can apply to persuasive documents. The two routes to persuasion that ELM postulates (central and peripheral) closely parallel and expand a concept with which many technical communicators are familiar: attention and attraction in document design. By applying ELM to writing and designing marketing brochures, writers can identify and address the many variables that influence the central and peripheral route persuasion processes and, thereby, create more persuasive, effective documents.
Shuffield, Cathy A. STC Proceedings (1994). Presentations>Rhetoric>TC>Persuasive Design
#14508
Persuasion In Technical Communication: Applying Symbolic Interactionism
Symbolic interactionism provides technical communicators with a persuasive tool that facilitates effective communication. By treating meaning as a socially negotiated and negotiable product rather than apart of language, technical communicators can more easily persuade readers to follow instructions, to grant proposals, or to accept reports. By taking the sources of meaning away from objects and away from symbols per se, symbolic interaction empowers the technical communicator with the means to effectively communicate and persuade.
Ray, Eric J. STC Proceedings (1994). Presentations>Rhetoric>Theory
#24433
Picture Perfect: Selecting Graphics for Instruction
Discusses some principles for choosing appropriate graphics for instructional materials.
Lyons, Chopeta C. Intercom (1995). Articles>Education>Presentations>Visual Rhetoric
#24782
Picture Power vs. Word Power: A Crash Course in Presentation Visuals
One of the biggest complaints about presentations that has been voiced far too frequently is 'The visuals were terrible.' This demonstration will show presenters that if they have visuals at all then they should be good visuals. It is as easy to make good visuals as it is to make poor ones.
Rhodes-Marriott, A. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>Presentations>Visual Rhetoric
#22478
The Place of the Internet in the History of Publishing
Discusses some critical methodologies we may wish to use in order to make sense of the changes which have occurred in mass media post-1976. It is rather important to understand this history -- the reasons we think the current Internet is confusing is precisely because of the reorganization it represents in the balance of power between ruling interests in our society. In the end, I argue, the Internet is another step in the increasing influence of media and publishing interests, and it is important to read news in online space as part of that history.
Sauer, Geoffrey. EServer (2000). Presentations>Lectures>Publishing>History
#14361
Placing Policies and Procedures Online: A Practical Approach
Placing your company's policies and procedures online is an enormous task! Where to start is as difficult as how to do it. Migrating your policies and procedures from a paper medium to an online medium consists of obtaining (and maintaining) management and user support, working as a team player, completing extensive research for your present environment and the proposed environment), planned system development, thorough usability testing and phased implementation. Once your policies andprocedures are online, you must also track and monitor system use.
Kirtland, Donald Robert. STC Proceedings (1997). Presentations>Management>Policies and Procedures
#24054
Planning Ahead in Technical Communication
Describes the course of study that new students in the field of technical communication should consider. Describes what high-tech companies in the Northwest are looking for in prospective employees, and provides information about how to employ particular TC skills to cope with an unsettled job market.
Jacobson, Peggy. EServer (2001). Presentations>TC>Streaming>Video
#18196
Planning Committee Emulates Conference Theme
Forum 95 offered an ideal opportunity for technical communicators from 21 countries to exchange ideas. The concept worked admirably. Much of the conference’s success can be attributed to the willingness of the four organizing societies, although from different countries, to work companionable together to create a truly international affair. A secondary concept--to organize videoconferences with technical communicators in Beijing and Moscow--added an event greater international component to the event.
Blicq, Ronald S. STC Proceedings (1996). Presentations>TC>International
#14057
The Plug and Play Technical Communicator 
A presentation about the history and present of technical communication.
Sakson, Donna M. and Saul Carliner. STC Orange County (1998). Presentations>Slideshows>TC
#31963
Podcasting and Vidcasting: The Future of Tech Comm
Advancing technology allows us to use the new technologies of podcasts (audio recordings delivered as .mp3 files) and vidcasts, or more properly, broadcast video to convey technical information. Effective audience analysis will determine whether multimedia is right for our users. We use the same correct rhetorical principles to communicate information aurally and visually as we do when creating text.
Agnew, Beth. Seneca College (2006). Presentations>Multimedia>Video>Podcasting
#23623
Portfolios to Demonstrate Professional Skills
Explains how electronic portfolios bring together all the assignments in a TC core course, including learning the tools supported by the profession, student assignments, design rationales, and students' reflections on the tools and their skills and abilities.
Turns, Jennifer. University of Washington-Seattle (2001). Presentations>Education>Streaming>Video
#29516
Poster sessions are frequently used as a means to convey information in a brief format (typically 4' x 8') in classrooms, conferences and symposia, and workshops. Designing effective poster presentations is an art unto itself. This guide provides resources to make the process easier.
#26588
The Power of PowerPoint: Providing MBAs a Leadership Edge
Edward Tufte (2003) argues that PowerPoint is so flawed that it is impossible to communicate anything meaningful using it. The medium is not flawed; the users are. Instead of condemning PowerPoint, we owe it to the MBAs to teach them how to use this powerful communication tool. Knowing how to use PowerPoint effectively can give MBAs a leadership edge. This article discusses what we should be teaching the MBAs to allow them to take advantage of PPT and use it to deliver powerful presentations.
Barrett, Deborah J. Association for Business Communication (2005). Articles>Presentations>Management>Microsoft PowerPoint
#20517
PowerPoint 2003: A Comprehensive Overview of the New Features of the New Version
The new features of PowerPoint 2003 are both prominent and subtle, but before we start discussing PowerPoint further, there is some thing important you need to know about Office 2003: Office 2003 requires a minimum operating system of Windows 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later), or Windows XP (preferred). For the Package to CD feature in PowerPoint 2003, you need Office XP to be able to package direct to CD from within PowerPoint. Okay, now we can get down to busi ness...
Millar, Glen. Presenters University. Articles>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#31188
This tutorial is based on the PC version of Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, but the principles explained here should be similar for older versions of the program and for Macs.
Cramer, Dan. Ereunao (2007). Articles>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#22994
PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques
There's nothing wrong with posting presentations in their original format; however, you must also post an HTML-based version to ensure maximum accessibility.
WebAIM (2003). Presentations>Accessibility>Design>Microsoft PowerPoint
#27074
Here are some presentations or showcase that I have done. Note that presentations found here do not include tutorials. If you are looking for tutorials, please go to the Tutorials Section instead.
Tohlz, Shawn. PowerPoint Heaven (2005). Resources>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
#27063
PowerPoint Heaven is a website providing tutorials on animating Microsoft PowerPoint. Over the years, Microsoft PowerPoint has become a widely-used software in presentations. Example such as schools, have adopted PowerPoint as the programmes for student to present their projects and assignments to the class. PowerPoint is a wonderful software for presenting your works, likewise, it can also be a disaster if you fail to understand the purpose of the animations.
Tohlz, Shawn. PowerPoint Heaven (2005). Resources>Presentations>Software>Microsoft PowerPoint
