http://tc.eserver.org/publisher/STC_India A listing of works published by STC India 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/STC_India http://tc.eserver.org/32666.html http://tc.eserver.org/32666.html A directory of publications, tools, and organizations that can help you become a better technical communicator. This section is ever growing, with new Resources being added by Indiana Chapter members and by this site’s visitors all the time. Anyone can add a resource they think might be valuable to the Indiana technical communication community. http://tc.eserver.org/32667.html http://tc.eserver.org/32667.html Gives the Indiana technical communication community access to relevant, valuable career opportunities of interest to local technical communicators, and from all over North America. http://tc.eserver.org/32669.html http://tc.eserver.org/32669.html The Indiana Chapter of STC represents professional technical communicators in the state of Indiana. Our chapter meetings are held each month in Indianapolis, the state capital. Indiana STC also has a satellite group that meets each month in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. http://tc.eserver.org/28300.html http://tc.eserver.org/28300.html Paresh Naik explains how the Technical Writers and Publication Managers can leverage the six sigma tools and techniques for improving the quality of information products and processes. http://tc.eserver.org/25928.html http://tc.eserver.org/25928.html STC India chapter conducted a salary survey of Technical Communicators working in India. This web based, anonymous survey was open to all Technical Communicators working in India including those who are not members of STC. The survey was open from 20th April 2005 to 10th May 2005. A total of 455 respondents completed the survey. http://tc.eserver.org/24083.html http://tc.eserver.org/24083.html Boundless opportunities exist for persons with excellent skills in this era of web-based technology. http://tc.eserver.org/23167.html http://tc.eserver.org/23167.html Identify the user. Identify the user's goals. Drill down to task level. Establish what the user knows. Identify what the user needs to know. Identify what the user should NOT know. http://tc.eserver.org/23170.html http://tc.eserver.org/23170.html Strategize, coordinate, then mentor. http://tc.eserver.org/23168.html http://tc.eserver.org/23168.html A slideshow that presents some often-confused elements of English grammar. http://tc.eserver.org/23169.html http://tc.eserver.org/23169.html Information design is the process of organizing information and presenting it to the user in the most meaningful format. http://tc.eserver.org/23140.html http://tc.eserver.org/23140.html Documentation contributes to customer goodwill and can increase sales. http://tc.eserver.org/23141.html http://tc.eserver.org/23141.html The user's idea of the problem is often very different than the help or program designer's. The online help topics often reflect the designer's viewpoint, not the user's. http://tc.eserver.org/23139.html http://tc.eserver.org/23139.html Technical Writing in India has experienced explosive growth in business volumes as a result of outsourcing. 75 writers based in India are registered with the STC. Estimated 2,500- to 3,000-strong workforce. http://tc.eserver.org/23138.html http://tc.eserver.org/23138.html A presentation about management issues for offshore outsourcing firms. http://tc.eserver.org/21828.html http://tc.eserver.org/21828.html This is an initiative by members of STC India to create a platform for people to share knowledge on interesting information they come across on Technical Communication. http://tc.eserver.org/21705.html http://tc.eserver.org/21705.html Who can write a book? Timelines. Steps in bringing out a book. http://tc.eserver.org/21704.html http://tc.eserver.org/21704.html Become genuinely interested in other people. Call people by their names. Talk in terms of the other person's interest. Smile. Listen. http://tc.eserver.org/21710.html http://tc.eserver.org/21710.html Communication conveys 'facts, concepts and emotions.' To convey something, one requires a language and a medium. A language requires letters, words, sentences and rules of usage (=grammar). http://tc.eserver.org/21708.html http://tc.eserver.org/21708.html The key to ethical action is to behave with integrity that is based on sound core of personal values. http://tc.eserver.org/21711.html http://tc.eserver.org/21711.html Font is a design for a set of characters. A font is the combination of typeface, style, weight and other qualities, such as size, pitch, and spacing. For example, Times Roman is a typeface that defines the shape of each character. Within Times Roman, however, there are many fonts to choose from -- different sizes, italic, bold, and so on. http://tc.eserver.org/21699.html http://tc.eserver.org/21699.html A primary technique to achieve improved user-interface is clear, distinct, consistent visible language. http://tc.eserver.org/21701.html http://tc.eserver.org/21701.html Study the target audience – who are your users? Identify various information elements. Study the user’s work flow. Layout the various information elements based on their characteristics. Highlight critical information. Think visually. http://tc.eserver.org/21700.html http://tc.eserver.org/21700.html Covers the stages in the information design process of: discovery, analysis, prototyping and review. http://tc.eserver.org/21697.html http://tc.eserver.org/21697.html This session will help you to: identify relevant source of information; extract information from the source; create effective API documentation; create context-sensitive help for DLLs (Dynamic Link Library). http://tc.eserver.org/21698.html http://tc.eserver.org/21698.html The process of organizing information and presenting it in whatever format makes it most meaningful to the user. http://tc.eserver.org/21714.html http://tc.eserver.org/21714.html Communication, the very essence of human subsistence, happens aplenty. But, how much of this communication is effective? Corporate milestones often end up in abysmal failures due to ineffective communication. http://tc.eserver.org/21713.html http://tc.eserver.org/21713.html How has technical communication evolved over the years into what it is today? How big an industry is it and is there a count of the number of people working as technical communicators? http://tc.eserver.org/21702.html http://tc.eserver.org/21702.html A brief perspective on technical editing. http://tc.eserver.org/21707.html http://tc.eserver.org/21707.html An overview of documentation development for online help. http://tc.eserver.org/21696.html http://tc.eserver.org/21696.html Experienced programmers find the man pages very useful but a naive user often finds them overwhelming. http://tc.eserver.org/21709.html http://tc.eserver.org/21709.html XML provides a robust, non-proprietary, and verifiable file format for the storage and transmission of text and data both on and off the Web. XML removes the complexity of SGML, making it easier to define your own document types, and to write programs to handle them. http://tc.eserver.org/21703.html http://tc.eserver.org/21703.html What is XML? Cross-platform, software and hardware independent tool for storing information. A subset of SGML. Its goal is to enable generic SGML to be served and processed on the Web in a way that is now possible with HTML. XML has been designed for ease of implementation and for interoperability with both SGML and HTML. http://tc.eserver.org/21689.html http://tc.eserver.org/21689.html View and download papers presented at STC India's learning sessions. http://tc.eserver.org/20314.html http://tc.eserver.org/20314.html A discussion of single-sourcing using FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher. http://tc.eserver.org/19360.html http://tc.eserver.org/19360.html A directory of links to technical communication links online. http://tc.eserver.org/13725.html http://tc.eserver.org/13725.html A discussion of the past and present of TC, with particular focus on the TC industry in the Indian subcontinent.