How to Create and Deliver Intelligent Information

The Path from Technical Writer to Information Manager

This article aims to draw attention to the increasing importance of technical writers/information managers and highlights the features of these job descriptions. In addition, it offers an overview of possible developments and recommended qualifications. Use the comments to let the community know which certifications you think are important for a technical writer or information manager.

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Technical Communication Rises as a Community: Bulgaria

Dragomir Anachkov

Technical communication (TC) as a professional opportunity is not a new notion in the IT field. Technical writers have been part of the hardware and software development process for decades. Today, we take a closer look at Bulgaria. How did the community start there, and what has been achieved so far by its members?

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Localization – Look Before You Leap!

Alice Kyurkchiyan-Naidenova

It is the responsibility of technical writers to not only produce exemplary minimalistic pieces of text, but to also foster quality localization. I am now eager to recommend to novice fellow writers my top 6 rules for translation facilitation:

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Can Documentation be Agile? A Field Report

Marion Knebel

In software development, the keyword agile is at least as popular as DITA in technical writing. This is no surprise. Both agile and DITA focus on modularization and the requirements of the users. In this article, we discuss how agile documentation works in practice, recommend tools that support the agile processes and point out the challenges for technical writers.

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Making Your Content Intelligent – Here Is Why and Where to Begin

Interview with Cruce Saunders

Who haven´t heard about bots, AI and intelligent content the last 2 years?

But how big is the benefit when we make our content smarter? And how do we start? Content Engineer and Consultant Cruce Saunders says, that intelligent Content has the ability to deliver more than the investment you put into it.

That is a big chance. Let´s ask him, how we come closer to intelligent content.

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