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    Safety communication in industrial contexts - approaches and recommendations for technical communicators

    Claas Digmayer

    The fourth industrial revolution (‘Industry 4.0’ or ‘Smart Factory’) has lasting effects on how work is organized and executed. In this context, safety is of central importance for technical...

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    Technical Writing

    Sentiment analysis of technical writing and the language sector

    Technischer Redakteur vor dem Computer_Aufnahme von hinten
    Kevin De Coninck ,Dries Debackere

    How do people feel about languages and the language sector in general and technical writing in particular? We can answer these questions by means of sentiment analysis. Based on the results, we can...

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    Technical Writing

    Single Sourcing - the Sequel

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    Sarah O'Keefe

    In this presentation, you'll learn about the promise of single sourcing--consistent output to a variety of channels from one content repository--and the challenges of this approach in today's complex...

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    Software Documentation

    Software Quality Assurance Documentation and Software Testing Documentation

    Monica Chis

    Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) are 2 very important topics for any product and for any industry. The focus of this webinar is on creating documentation for Quality assurance and...

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    Standards and Legislation

    Standards for Software Documentation

    Prof. Sissi Closs

    ISO/IEC has published a set of standards (ISO/IEC 26511-26515) for software documentation. Each standard addresses specific target groups with their roles and tasks in the information development...

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    Tools and Technologies

    Structured Authoring in the Browser - the Possibilities of Web-based CCMS

    Ralf Steiner

    Dropbox, Google-Apps, iCloud – web-based tools have become a commodity. But what about tech writer tools? Many current CCMS are still based on the classic client-server model. But especially small and...

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    Career

    Successfully Shaping the Future Profession of Technical Communicator

    Jürgen Sapara

    There has always been a need to explain products. An old example is the "Fireworks Book" of 1420, which describes the manufacture of firearms and powder mixtures.
    In recent years, the occupation has...

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    Technical Writing

    TecCOMFrame – Technical Communication Competence Framework

    Prof. Sissi Closs ,Dr. Jan Engberg

    In most European countries, no programs of study in technical communication are offered and individuals enter the field without formal training. At the same time, technical communication is getting...

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    Translation

    The ABC of technical writing for high quality and cost efficient translation

    Anna Tellow ,Therese Allard

    This webinar will bring some practical insights during the content creation process to facilitate consistency in quality and cost efficiencies in the translation process. Special focus will be placed...

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    Software Documentation ,Technical Writing

    The Adventure of a Tech Writer in the Software Universe

    Technischer Redakteur vor dem Computer_Aufnahme von hinten
    Maria Nedelcu

    "The Adventure of a Tech Writer in the Software Universe", the topic of the upcoming tekom Romania webinar dedicated to students, is held by Maria Nedelcu, will take place on May 19th (2-3 p.m., EET)...

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