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		<title>Time for Leaders to Emerge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market is definitely getting tight for technical communicators. Layoffs are occuring in many industries, such as enterprise software development. During these cycles, true leaders emerge and major changes can occur to shape how we approach and solve issues. Instead of doing more with less, we need to focus on doing less (only what truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consolidating Content Delivers More with Less</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software products have found ways to share content and reuse content to deliver more value with limited resources. For example, fantasy football web sites share player news, injury reports, and game statistics. Security products often reuse security announcements and warnings from trusted sources, and present them as rebranded content. We are also seeing software vendors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Stuck on the Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technical Communication focuses on developing and delivering clear, concise messages. These skills become second nature for many of us, but sometimes these skills lead to actions that cause us to be pigeon-holed and hinder our ability to expand our role and future.

A common complaint I hear from technical communicators is the lack of respect they receive from other teams and professions. As technical communicators, we need to work to improve our image and reputation. We have many valuable skills to contribute that can improve the bottom line for our products and services. Unfortunately, some of us get stuck on the words during a discussion rather than focusing on the overall message and goal.]]></description>
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		<title>The Yellow Brick Road to Technical Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>paulm</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us who communicate technical content for a living, we share many job titles, such as technical writer, information developer, technical communicator, multimedia engineer, content developer, and many others.  Without one focused set of titles, how did we know this is what we wanted to do?

The truth is…like many other technical communicators…I didn’t.  I graduated with a Computer Science degree and a Mathematics degree.  I took a few Tech Comm courses at Penn State, but I had never heard of Technical Communication as a profession.  I was going to be a programmer, like all good Computer Science graduates.  But then, something happened…  After developing my first database-driven security system, I had to document the system and train others how to use it.  This process introduced me to my future career.  I had always enjoyed teaching and coaching…and this was teaching through a different medium.

But how could I make the transition? ]]></description>
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