TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements

Subject: TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements
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You received this message because you're a subscriber to
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as ads in a newspaper, magazine, or journal underwrite the
costs of those publications).

In this posting, look for the following ...

* ANNOUNCE: SnagIt - A TechWriter's Best Friend! (NEW)
* JOB: Technical Writer with great communication skills needed
* ANNOUNCE: BOSTON-BASED WORKSHOPS FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS
* REMINDER: Visibility for your Events, Activities, & Deadlines
* ANNOUNCE: New and Noteworthy on the TECHWR-L Site
* BOOK: Indexing Made Easy
* ANNOUNCE: MAKE YOUR ACROBAT BOOKMARKS MORE USABLE!
* ADVERT: TECHWR-L List Sponsorship Space Available in September

and at the end you'll find the concluding administrivia with
information about these ads and how to place your own.

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ANNOUNCE: SnagIt - A TechWriter's Best Friend!

SnagIt is vital for technical writers and documentation specialists!
Creating documentation with SnagIt is a quicker and better way to share
information. Announcing our new contest: How do YOU use it? Tell us your
SnagIt story & be eligible for really cool prizes! Visit our site today
for details...
www.techsmith.com/twr <http://www.techsmith.com/twr>

7/1/01-12/31/01
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JOB: Technical Writer with great communication skills needed

Are you tired of working for a company that doesn?t value quality
documentation?
Do you want to work with developers who understand the importance of
communicating accurate information to customers?

Interface Software, Inc. has an opening for a technical writer in its Oak
Brook, IL headquarters. In this position, you will develop high-quality
product documentation and on-line help.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a
related field and 2+ years technical writing experience for a commercial
software product company. Candidates must have excellent writing,
organizational, and research skills. FrameMaker experience is required and
RoboHelp experience is preferred.

Interface Software, Inc. develops client-server and web-deployed software
for professional services firms in an environment promoting teamwork,
creativity and fun. This position is an outstanding opportunity to grow
as a technical writer while working for a dynamic, progressive software
company.

Learn more at: www.interfacesoftware.com

Send your resume to: careers -at- interfacesoftware -dot- com

8/2/01-8/9/01
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ANNOUNCE: BOSTON-BASED WORKSHOPS FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS

nSight--founded in 1982 by Nan Fritz, an STC Associate Fellow--is
the leading provider of communications workshops in the Boston
area, offering the broadest selection of writing, editing, design,
and production classes for print and interactive media. Below are
upcoming workshops for documentation specialists:

DATE WORKSHOP
8/28-29 RoboHELP Classic 2000, Version 9.0
9/5-6 Indexing Technical Documentation - Key Wording
9/7 Editing for Technical Writers
9/11 XML Introduction
9/12 Advanced XML
9/18-19 FrameMaker 6.0
9/20-21 Advanced FrameMaker
10-2 Single-Sourcing w/ FrameMaker & WebWorks Pub. Prof'l
10/25-26 Technical Writing Fundamentals

All nSight workshops are conducted by subject-matter experts and
are limited to 12 students so you receive personalized attention.
For workshop descriptions, instructor bios, and to register please
visit http://www.nSightWorks.com/training, or call 781-273-6400.

8/1/01-8/8/01
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REMINDER: Visibility for your Events, Activities, & Deadlines

If you know of upcoming events that would be of interest
to the technical communication community, you're welcome
to add them to the TECHWR-L Calendar at:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/calendar/

This calendar, a service provided by TECHWR-L, is open for
any relevant events, deadlines, or activities, and is available
to anyone in the technical communication community at no
charge. (TECHWR-L sponsors and advertisers make the
calendar service and others possible.)

Additionally, upcoming calendar events and recent job postings
are available in email, by subscribing to the (free)
Daily Summary Mailing by sending email to:
subscribe-techwr-l-daily-announce -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com

Find more information at:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/daily-announce-info.html

8/1/01-8/8/01
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ANNOUNCE: New and Noteworthy on the TECHWR-L Site (UPDATED)

NEW ARTICLES!

Essential Resources for FrameMaker Users
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/frameresources.html

Essential Resources for Word Users
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/wordresources.html

Wash Your Hands After Reading This Manual
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/washyourhands.html

Ten Strategies for Conveying "I'm a Will-Do Person"
in Your Job Search
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/beingresourceful.html

The Way It Was in 1960
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/wayitwasin1960.html

User's Advocate: Designing for the Other Half
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/usersadvocate_designforotherhalf.html

The Whirler July 2001 (August issue coming soon!)
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/whirler.html

ARTICLES RELEVANT TO TECHWR-L DISCUSSIONS

The Techie Writer (Three-part series)
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/techiewriter.html

Understanding Graphic File Formats
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/graphicfileformats.html

The Resources Directory (for 550+ books and online resources)
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/directory/index.html

Developing an Annotated Portfolio
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/overcominglackofportfolio.html

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Visit the TECHWR-L site and browse the nearly 400 pages
of content, resources, and features!
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/

8/1/01-8/8/01
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BOOK: Indexing Made Easy

A new book outlining a sequential indexing method is now available
from William Andrew Publishing.

INDEXING: A Nuts-and-Bolts Guide for Technical Writers, guides you
through the process of sequential indexing in an easy-to-follow
format. You will succeed as an indexer using this new guide. The
book is based on real-world success and the method was tested in
high-pressure publishing organizations over the space of a decade.

For more information, go to:
http://www.williamandrew.com/titles/1481.html

7/26/01-8/28/01
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ADVERT: TECHWR-L List Sponsorship Space Available in September

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Put your message at the end of every message to the TECHWR-L
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Learn more about sponsorships at
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/sponsorships.html

7/24/01-8/31/01
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About posting ads:
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cost $50 to contact over 4900 TECHWR-L subscribers
directly each day for a week.

In an effort to provide a free service that allows you to post
announcements, jobs, and events, however, we have established other
services:

The TECHWR-L Calendar provides a free resource for you
to post announcements, activities, and events:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/calendar/

The TECHWR-L Employment Central provides a free resource
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profiles:
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The TECHWR-L Daily Summary Mailing, a separate mailing list
that summarizes new content posted to Employment Central and
the Calendar, is now available and can further help get your
message out to interested people:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/daily-announce-info.html

These resources are available at no cost to anyone, posters
or seekers, TECHWR-L subscribers or not. We encourage you to
regularly use these free services.

For jobs, announcements, and events that you specifically
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in the TECHWR-L Premium Daily Announcement, please contact Eric
(ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com) or submit your paid ad at
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