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Resources
This is a page of resources
for my
lectures and webinars. You can download copies
of presentation handouts, additional articles, and get links
to
additional free
training.
Presentation
materials
"Choosing
the Right Software Package" presentation handout: Download
the PDF
here
"Planning
Topic-Based Authoring" presentation slides and reading list: Download
the PDF
here
"Planning
Topic-Based
Authoring" sample topic spreadsheet: Download
the PDF
here
"Captive
vs. Freelance" presentation handout: Download
the PDF
here
"Pre-emptive
Project Planning" presentation handout: Download
the PDF
here
"Pre-Emptive
Project Planning" spreadsheets: Download the
spreadsheets here
"Seeding
the
Clouds" presentation slides: Download
the PDF here
Articles
What
to Do When You're Running
Out of Money Download the
article here
Publishing
a Book about Your Company's Products Download
the
article here
Information
about how to become an author, including an understanding of the
general process, creating book proposals, and many other topics, can be
found at my blog Hey,
Kids! Become an Author at
Home in Your Spare Time and Earn Big Bucks!
Recommended
reading
The
following books
are essential resources for any technical communicator.
-
The Secrets of Consulting
by Gerald M. Weinberg
- Peopleware (2nd ed.) by Tom
DeMarco and Tim Lister
- A Whack on the Side of the Head
by Dr. Roger von Oech
- Clutter's Last Stand
by Don Aslett
- The Richest Man in Babylon
by George S. Clason
- The Time Trap by
Alex Mackenzie
- Learned Optimism by
Martin Seligman
There's an
article
with detailed information at http://tradebookauthor.com.
Free
webinars
Many companies offer free webinars on topics that
are tools-independent. Author-it, for example, regularly schedules
webinars on a variety of topics of interest to technical communicators. For information on this, click here.
Many companies will also offer free seminars on
their tools that will give you a good introduction to various tools and
how to use them. (Adobe is particularly good at doing this, as are
several other tools
manufacturers.)
John
Hedtke and JVH Communications
Email me at
john@hedtke.com
Copyright © 1999-2011 by John Hedtke.
All rights reserved.
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