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		<title>User-centered design for technical communicators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Sansbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a lot of overlap in skills and process between user-centered design and technical communication. This presentation explores that overlap by answering three questions: What exactly is user-centered design, how can technical communicators borrow from UCD to make their deliverables better, and where in the UCD process can technical communicators contribute to increase their value? ]]></description>
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<p>Presented October 27, 2009, at a meeting of the Atlanta chapter of the Society for Technical Communication</p>
<p><strong>Referenced resources</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://upassoc.org/usability_resources/about_usability/what_is_ucd.html">What is user-centered design?</a> from Usability Professionals Association</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tribes-We-Need-You-Lead/dp/1591842336/">Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us</a> by Seth Godin</li>
<li><a href="http://justwriteclick.com/book/">Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation</a> by Anne Gentle</li>
<li><a href="http://www.stcatlanta.org/wordpress/?p=58">STC Atlanta&#8217;s Usability Workshop</a>, which will occur on November 14, 2009 for only $25 (includes lunch)</li>
<li><a href="http://stc-cs.org">STC Content Strategy SIG</a>, organized by Rahel Bailie</li>
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		<title>Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation is out now</title>
		<link>http://willsansbury.com/2009/07/31/conversation-and-community-the-social-web-for-documentation-is-out-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Sansbury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anne Gentle's new book, <em>Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation</em> is all about how social media can transform technical documentation into a two-way street of collaboration between companies and their customers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had the chance to review <a href="http://justwriteclick.com">Anne Gentle</a>&#8216;s new book, <a href="http://justwriteclick.com/2009/07/31/announcing-conversation-and-community-the-social-web-for-documentation/"><em>Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation</em></a>, while she was finishing up final edits. Just published by <a href="http://xmlpress.net/">XML Press</a>, the book is Anne&#8217;s take on how social media can transform technical documentation into a two-way street of collaboration between companies and their customers.</p>
<p>If you work in communication (technical or otherwise),  you&#8217;ll find great information that will help you engage your customers more effectively.</p>
<p>Anne made a sample chapter available, which I&#8217;ve included for you. Read the chapter, then <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982219113?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=justwriteclic-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0982219113">buy the book</a>.</p>
<p><a style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Free Chapter Conversation and Community on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/17759504/Free-Chapter-Conversation-and-Community">Free Chapter Conversation and Community</a> <object id="doc_403451473408228" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="100%" height="500" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="name" value="doc_403451473408228" /><param name="align" value="middle" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="play" value="true" /><param name="loop" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showall" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="devicefont" value="false" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="menu" value="true" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17759504&amp;access_key=key-nj0rkpcpa554k7k6mrn&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed id="doc_403451473408228" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="500" src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17759504&amp;access_key=key-nj0rkpcpa554k7k6mrn&amp;page=1&amp;version=1&amp;viewMode=" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" bgcolor="#ffffff" devicefont="false" wmode="opaque" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" quality="high" align="middle" name="doc_403451473408228"></embed></object></p>
<p>Seriously. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982219113?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=justwriteclic-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0982219113">Go buy the book now</a>.</p>
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