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New Article: Leveraging Talents, Skills, and Passion on TechWhirl

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I have added another article about LavaCon 2011, this time a feature with Corey Ganser from MindTouch. Please check out, “Building the Business Case for Technical Communicators by Leveraging Talent, Skills and Passion”

This interview was co-authored with Connie Giordano, co-owner of TechWhirl. Corey shared his insight on how technical communicators should place themselves within a company and serve in many different roles, such as technical support, marketing, as well as documentation.

Take some time out of your busy day and read “Building the Business Case for Technical Communicators by Leveraging Talent, Skills and Passion,” along with other coverage I have done for TechWhirl.

New LavaCon Article on TechWhirl

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I have added another article about LavaCon 2011 on the TechWhirl Online Magazine. Please check out my new session summary titled, “Lightning Talks – Multiple Speakers.”

In this article, I mentioned six speakers who each presented a lightning talk about an important topic of interest related to the field of technical communication. A lightning talk is a brief 10 minute presentation along with question and answers. Lightning talks are meant to be short, thoughtful, and sharp.

The following is a list of presenters and their topics at the Lightning Talks during LavaCon.

  • Richard Hamilton spoke about XML and Wikis
  • Alan Houser explained why it is an important time to be a technical communicator
  • Ben Woelk shared the top ten practices to shockproof social media
  • Robert Armstrong talked about the Art of the Demo and how to present a demo
  • Brenda Huettner covered how NASA approaches social media
  • Hilary Hart spoke about the importance and benefits of the Technical Communication Certification program.

“Lightning Talks – Multiple Speakers” is featured on the TechWhirl site alongside other session summaries I have posted about LavaCon 2011.

LavaCon 2011 Articles and Photos

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My articles from LavaCon are slowly being posted online at TechWhirl’s LavaCon Conferences Page. I am working through plenty of typed and handwritten notes, and audio recordings. So far I have plenty of articles to write about and I believe there will be some article ideas that will come out of my attendance from this year’s LavaCon.

Currently there are two articles online at TechWhirl: Robert Rhyne Armstrong on the Perfect CMS and Corey Ganser on “Who Cares About Your Content?”. These two sessions fall into my field of interest with technical communication and content strategy. More article postings will come soon.

I have some photos of LavaCon and Austin, Texas on Flickr. You can view them on Roger’s LavaCon Flickr Set.

There are more LavaCon photos from TechWhirl’s Flickr LavaCon Group, TechWhirl’s Flickr Page, and Rachel Houghton’s LavaCon 2011 Flickr Set,

Videos of the nightlife will slowly pop up–including Karaoke.

I’ll leave you at last with a picture of Scott Abel and his panel of speakers at the Keynote Session: The New Communication Paradigm: Smart Content, Social Media and Mobile Devices.

Keynote Session: The New Communication Paradigm: Smart Content, Social Media and Mobile Devices

Scott Abel and his panel of speakers at the Keynote Session