[…]they setÂtle into the new role and demonÂstrate sucÂcess for some periÂod of time, they appear to stop learnÂing. It’s as if they’ve reached their goal and don’t want to push themÂselves anyÂmore. Here are two examÂples I’ve witnessed: The manÂagÂer who just wants to write. They love writÂing but […]
[…]tutoÂrÂiÂal withÂout using the actuÂal softÂware prodÂuct, and even add simÂple quizzes to test users’ knowlÂedge of a givÂen subject. Presentation and Delivery Skills I have delivÂered virÂtuÂal and instrucÂtor-led preÂsenÂtaÂtions as a writÂing instrucÂtor for Simon FrasÂer UniÂverÂsiÂty and VanÂcouÂver ComÂmuÂniÂty College. I’d be hapÂpy to you show you some samÂples […]
[…]some welÂcome improveÂments by disÂplayÂing keyÂwords as users type in the search field. For examÂple, when I start typÂing a search query about “conÂtactÂing,” RoboÂHelp starts proÂvidÂing sugÂgesÂtions on the fly, simÂiÂlar to Google’s search engine. RoboÂHelp 2019 includes preÂdicÂtive search but will also fix users’ typos. For examÂple, if I type “HTML5 […]
[…]WebÂmasÂter Tools. It’s also valuÂable to subÂmit a XML sitemap of your online help to search engines. Sitemaps are a way to tell search engines about all of the pages in your online help. WritÂerÂsUA proÂvides trainÂing to techÂniÂcal writÂers and hosts an annuÂal conference. Good […]
[…]at just one page of your help or web site and then leaves the site quickÂly. If a visÂiÂtor comes to your intranet or supÂport site and then immeÂdiÂateÂly clicks the Back butÂton, it’s conÂsidÂered a bounce. If your bounce rate is high (expressed as a perÂcentÂage such as 50 perÂcent), you may […]
[…]process. First, using ConÂfluÂence’s Excerpt macro, you enclose a block of conÂtent (for examÂple, a table) that you’d like to re-use. The secÂond step is decidÂing where the re-used conÂtent will appear using ConÂfluÂence’s Excerpt Include macro. You can have more than one Excerpt Include macro on a page, refÂerÂencÂing conÂtent from mulÂtiÂple […]
[…]from it. CasuÂal earnÂers: those who use indeÂpenÂdent work for supÂpleÂmenÂtal income and do so by choice. RelucÂtants: those who make their priÂmaÂry livÂing from indeÂpenÂdent work but would preÂfer traÂdiÂtionÂal jobs. FinanÂcialÂly strapped: those who do supÂpleÂmenÂtal and indeÂpenÂdent work out of necessity. As someÂone who prefers to work as a free […]
[…]to think about these quesÂtions when an old friend asked my opinÂion about how the tools and delivÂerÂables have changed since the late 1990s. She was workÂing as a techÂniÂcal writÂing manÂagÂer back then and is now conÂsidÂerÂing re-enterÂing the workforce. I see two notable changes from 10 years ago: XML authorÂing. […]
The news from Dice.com is that tech talÂent poachÂing will increase this year, accordÂing to hirÂing manÂagers and recruiters. Here’s an excerpt: “In a recent Dice study, more than half (54%) of hirÂing manÂagers and recruiters anticÂiÂpate that tech talÂent poachÂing will get more aggresÂsive this year, while, just three perÂcent […]
[…]1950s and 1960s, comÂpaÂnies took care of employÂees and it wasÂn’t unusuÂal for peoÂple to work for one orgaÂniÂzaÂtion for decades. These days, it feels like comÂpaÂnies freÂquentÂly restrucÂture, declare bankÂruptÂcy, and hire and fire employÂees on a whim. I figÂure that if you manÂage to eke out a job as an employÂee […]
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