STC Web Seminar "Using semantic technology to create process-driven documentation"

For most product manufacturers, delivering adequate documentation is a constant challenge. The increasing complexity of products and the stricter regulations for product documentation often lead to extensive documentation sets with 500+ pages manuals online or in print. The question is: how effective is all this documentation?


During the STC Summit 2013 in Atlanta I have demonstrated how you can use semantic technology to create process-driven documentation. The session was well visited and evaluated, resulting in numerous questions on how writers could use this technology immediately in their own situation.
For everyone that wasn't able to attend this session in Atlanta - and everyone that did attend it but wants to see it again - the Society for Technical Communication organizes the web seminar "Using semantic technology to create process-driven documentation".



The session will be highly interactive, with plenty of opportunities to influence the modeling process and simulate specific situations. Participants will also receive the latest version of the Be Informed Personal Edition, the free semantic tool-set used during the Web seminar and an exclusive add-on package that contains the models and other resources used during the seminar.

Register for this web seminar on the website of the Society for Technical Communication (STC)


The Society for Technical Communication produces multiple live, one-hour, Web seminars each month on technical communication topics ranging from accessibility to user experience design. Expertise levels range from beginner to advanced with audio via the phone or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and the presentation via the Web.


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