Comments on: Wiki-fy your doc set – slides available http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/ Documentation as conversation Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:58:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: The Content Wrangler » Blog Archive » Wikis For Documentation? Anne Gentle Provides Some Examples http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/comment-page-1/#comment-36430 The Content Wrangler » Blog Archive » Wikis For Documentation? Anne Gentle Provides Some Examples Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:21:48 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/#comment-36430 [...] Gentle, of JustWriteClick, has posted a slide deck from a recent presentation about wikis she delivered to members of Austin STC. In it, Anne provides links to several wikis used by [...] [...] Gentle, of JustWriteClick, has posted a slide deck from a recent presentation about wikis she delivered to members of Austin STC. In it, Anne provides links to several wikis used by [...]

]]> By: Habeeb http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Habeeb Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:34:06 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/#comment-147 Thank you for this useful presentation. Thank you for this useful presentation.

]]> By: Melissa Burpo http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Melissa Burpo Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:03:48 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/#comment-146 Thanks for the slides Anne. The Wiki Best Practices, in particular, will definitely come in handy. Thanks for the slides Anne. The Wiki Best Practices, in particular, will definitely come in handy.

]]> By: annegentle http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/comment-page-1/#comment-148 annegentle Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:16:54 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/#comment-148 Alistair - great, glad they were useful! Thanks to Scott's talk I'll probably also post them to slideshare.net, if the technology works with Google Presentations. I'll report back if it works. Scott - your talk contains the sort of inspiration and perspiration mix that I really enjoy - inspiring me with ideas, but also kicking my butt to continually work on analyzing social media technology with our end-users learning needs in mind. These are exciting times to be a writer and an excellent time to be a very fast learner. ;) I was so glad I could attend in Austin, Texas, and still pick my kids up from preschool. Thanks go out to Alan Porter at Quadralay for giving me the opportunity. Alistair – great, glad they were useful! Thanks to Scott’s talk I’ll probably also post them to slideshare.net, if the technology works with Google Presentations. I’ll report back if it works.

Scott – your talk contains the sort of inspiration and perspiration mix that I really enjoy – inspiring me with ideas, but also kicking my butt to continually work on analyzing social media technology with our end-users learning needs in mind. These are exciting times to be a writer and an excellent time to be a very fast learner. ;)

I was so glad I could attend in Austin, Texas, and still pick my kids up from preschool. Thanks go out to Alan Porter at Quadralay for giving me the opportunity.

]]> By: Scott Abel http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Scott Abel Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:42:07 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/#comment-149 Anne: Sorry I missed your presentation and that we didn't find much time to chat. Business kept me away most of the event. But, I spotted your slides online today from the STC event and plan to blog about them. I really think our profession is at the beginning of a major shift that will provide opportunities (of differing kinds) to each of us. Whether we take advantage of these opportunities is up to each of us. But, as you are aware, the world is changing. User expectations are changing (rapidly). It's up to us to keep up with these changes. Thanks for helping to spread the word about new and exciting tools and technologies. And, thanks for mentioning my presentation. I have indeed given it many times this past year (and have a few more scheduled in future weeks), but I have never given it in such a short time frame. 45 minutes is a short time to communicate so much info. Frankly, the presentation topics -- each of them -- could easily make their own 45 minute presentations. Of course, while I feel badly about cramming so much into such a short time frame (I'd much prefer to spend time helping everyone understand each concept), several attendees came up to me afterward and expressed their satisfaction with the approach saying now they have a better idea what all these terms mean and how they might be used to help technical communicators do their jobs better. And, that's why I do these presentations to begin with. I just want to help tech comm pros better understand the technology landscape and the opportunities available to them. I hope you gained some useful information as well. Scott Abel The Content Wrangler http://www.thecontentwrangler.com Anne:

Sorry I missed your presentation and that we didn’t find much time to chat. Business kept me away most of the event. But, I spotted your slides online today from the STC event and plan to blog about them.

I really think our profession is at the beginning of a major shift that will provide opportunities (of differing kinds) to each of us. Whether we take advantage of these opportunities is up to each of us. But, as you are aware, the world is changing. User expectations are changing (rapidly). It’s up to us to keep up with these changes.

Thanks for helping to spread the word about new and exciting tools and technologies. And, thanks for mentioning my presentation. I have indeed given it many times this past year (and have a few more scheduled in future weeks), but I have never given it in such a short time frame. 45 minutes is a short time to communicate so much info. Frankly, the presentation topics — each of them — could easily make their own 45 minute presentations.

Of course, while I feel badly about cramming so much into such a short time frame (I’d much prefer to spend time helping everyone understand each concept), several attendees came up to me afterward and expressed their satisfaction with the approach saying now they have a better idea what all these terms mean and how they might be used to help technical communicators do their jobs better. And, that’s why I do these presentations to begin with. I just want to help tech comm pros better understand the technology landscape and the opportunities available to them.

I hope you gained some useful information as well.

Scott Abel
The Content Wrangler
http://www.thecontentwrangler.com

]]> By: Alistair Christie http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Alistair Christie Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:04:37 +0000 http://justwriteclick.com/2007/11/07/wiki-fy-your-doc-set-slides-available/#comment-150 That's a really good use of Google Docs. Thanks for making those slides available. That’s a really good use of Google Docs. Thanks for making those slides available.

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