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  * TRAINING: INDEXING SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (NEW)
  * ANNOUNCE: New Articles on the TECHWR-L Site 
  * ANNOUNCE: Pharmaceutical Tech Writer, contract, Cambridge, MA 
  * TRAINING: Get Clients Now! - Business Marketing for Contractors 
  * TELECOACHING: JobSeeker's JumpStart -- 6 Weeks to Your Next Job 
  * ANNOUNCE: Goal Oriented Design for Communication Professionals 
  * ANNOUNCE: FrameMaker Training You Can Afford! Really.
  * ANNOUNCE: NEW Version! SnagIt 6.0 

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TRAINING: INDEXING SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS
Presented by Lori Lathrop (LoriLathrop -at- compuserve -dot- com /
http://www.indexingskills.com)

"An index is as important to your documentation as your documentation is
to
the product."  (Lori Lathrop)

DATE:  Friday, April 19, 2002
TIMES:  8 AM to 4:30 PM
LOCATION:  Wingate Inn, 5661 Windhover Drive, Orlando, FL  32819
AUDIENCE:  The one-day workshop is for writers and editors who need to
create usable indexes for either printed or online documents. Writers will
learn to apply several productivity tips and techniques in indexing
technical documentation.

NOTE:  Registration fees have not increased this year!

EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATIONS ( received by March 28):
$300 (single registration) / $275 (per attendee - group rate for 3-6
registrations)

LATE REGISTRATIONS (subject to availability after March 28):
$335 (single registration) / $325 (per attendee - group rate for 3-6
registrations)

INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS:
Lori Lathrop is a Past President of the American Society of Indexers (ASI)
and a Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). The
second edition of her book, An Indexer's Guide to the Internet, was
published by Information Today Inc. in 1999, and she is currently writing
Indexing Skills for Technical Communicators, which is based on her
workshops.

To request a workshop brochure, send an e-mail message to
LoriLathrop -at- compuserve -dot- com
For more information on upcoming workshops and presentations, please see
http://www.indexingskills.com/wkshpsch.html

02/07/02-02/15/02
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ANNOUNCE: New Articles on the TECHWR-L Site

NEW ARTICLES!

Gender-neutral Technical Writing
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/genderneutral.html

What's in a Name? Guidelines for Naming Files
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/filenaming.html

User's Advocate: Reach Out and Touch Someone
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/usersadvocate_reachout.html

Embedded Help: Background and Applications for
Technical Communicators
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/embeddedhelp.html

Technical Writing in a Quality Management Environment
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/qualitymanagement.html

Just for Fun: Test Your TECHWR-L Trivia Knowledge
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/techwr-lquiz.html

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for the latest additions to the site!

02/04/02-02/11/02
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ANNOUNCE: TW-476 Pharmaceutical Technical Writer (3 mo. contract)
(immediate need!)
Location: Cambridge, MA
Rate: BOE

A pharmaceutical company in Cambridge needs an on-site writer for a
3-month
project. You will focus on writing project charters and making sure 
documentations comply with FDA standard 21CFR11.

Note:  Local candidates only.  No telecommuting or working remotely.

Requirements:
o. 5+ years total tech writing experience (REQUIRED)
o. Experience writing 21CFR11-compliant documentation (REQUIRED).
o. 3+ years experience with QA and Validation in pharmaceutical
environments.
o. 3+ years experience with MS Word.


We forward additional information to the hiring manager along with your 
resume in order to expedite the interview process, so please apply via the
Clarity Jobs page http://www.prospring.net/Jobs/jobs.html and answer the 
questions when prompted.

02/03/02-02/10/02
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TRAINING: Get Clients Now! (tm) - A 28-Day Business Marketing 
   Program for Independent Contractors

Do you have all the clients you want? If not, fire up your
marketing activities and results with this proven, telecon-
ference-based coaching program. (No travel required!)

Learn to create an endless stream of clients and referrals
by doing 10 easy things a day! Get Clients Now! consists of
2 seminar sessions and 4 follow-up sessions over 28 days.
By the end of this program you will:

    * Define your marketing goals
    * Know where to focus your marketing activities
    * Know which marketing strategies are best for you
    * Create a personal Marketing Action Plan and begin to
      implement it

    "Get Clients Now! shows you all the proven ways of
    marketing one's business, and helps you figure out
    which of these apply to you. It made clear to me
    exactly what I should be doing -- no more guessing!"
               (Marketing Consultant, San Jose, CA)

Schedule: Feb 4 to Mar 11
Seminar Sessions: Feb 4 and Feb 11 from 9 to 10:30 AM (PST)
Follow-up Sessions: Feb 18 to Mar 11 from 9 to 9:30 AM
or 10 to 10:30 AM (PST)

Cost: $229.00 until 1/27; $275 thereafter

Register: Go to www.coachrose.com , click Class Sign-Up,
click Program Descriptions, scroll to appropriate listing.

     "This isn't rocket science. But knowing what I should
      be doing and actually doing it are two different
      things. This program actually moved me into action."
                (Contract Technical Writer, Portland, OR)

Presented By: Rose Hill, Professional Certified Coach,
Certified Business Coach, and Career Coach for the
Professional Development Center of Portland State
University.

(503.629.4804) (rose -at- coachrose -dot- com)

01/13/02-02/03/02
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TELECOACHING: JobSeeker's JumpStart -- 6 Weeks to Your Next Job

Out of work, or worried that you might soon be laid off? Rose
Hill's JobSeeker's JumpStart telecoaching group helps you take
charge of your job search. Meeting via telephone conference,
you'll receive the tools and support to identify, locate, evaluate
and land your next job. You'll:

   o  Learn the 2 essentials and 4 considerations of job seeking.
   o  Learn a 7-step process for job seeking.
   o  Receive brainstorming and support from the group.
   o  Create your personal Job Search Plan.
   o  Implement a systematic job search.

Complimentary Try Me Session: At 10 AM PST (1 PM EST)
either on Jan. 21 or Jan. 28. Space is limited in each session,
so register early.

Full Program: From 10 AM PST to 11 AM PST starting on
Feb. 4 and continuing thru Mar. 11.  Space is limited.

Cost: $89/person until 1/27; $129/person thereafter.

Register: Go to www.coachrose.com , click on "Class Sign-Up"
click on "Program Descriptions" and follow the instructions. Be
sure to register twice: once for the Try Me session of your
choice and once for the full 6-week program.

Presented By: Rose Hill, Professional Certified Coach, Certified
Business Coach and Career Coach for the Professional
Development Center of Portland State University.
(503.629.4804) (rose -at- coachrose -dot- com)

01/13/02-02/03/02
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ANNOUNCE: Goal Oriented Design for Communication Professionals 

The Southwestern Ontario Chapter of the Society for Technical
Communication (STC) invites you to join us at our annual workshop 
on February 14-15, 2002 at the Holiday Inn in Kitchener, Ontario.

Kim Goodwin of Cooper Interactive Design in Palo Alto, California, 
facilitates this workshop, which is based on the principles of the
highly acclaimed book by Alan Cooper, "The Inmates Are Running the 
Asylum". This workshop promises to deliver design tactics that 
will result in enhanced usability, while empowering your users and 
leaving them feeling satisfied.

Whether you design applications, websites, or online help systems, 
the principles of this workshop are fundamental. And, this isn't a 
workshop you can pick up just anywhere...in fact, this is the first 
time that Cooper has offered a workshop like this to an STC 
audience and the first time it has been offered in Canada. 

For more information and registration details, visit our website at
www.stc.waterloo.on.ca or e-mail Heather_Martin101 -at- hotmail -dot- com -dot-  
The registration deadline is now February 8th, 2002.

01/31/02-02/08/02
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ANNOUNCE: FrameMaker Training You Can Afford! Really.

You need to learn FrameMaker. Yesterday. Without a training budget.

Scriptorium Publishing now offers self-paced training materials for 
FrameMaker developed by the author of FrameMaker for Dummies.

You'll receive the same Coursebook and Workbook we use in our acclaimed 
Accelerated Introduction to FrameMaker class, along with the files needed
to complete the exercises.

CD only (books in PDF): $99
CD and printed, spiralbound books: $159

Classroom training would be great, but what are the chances you'll have 
money in the budget this year? Order today at:

http://www.scriptorium.com/buybooks.html

For more information, visit: 
http://www.scriptorium.com/books/frameworkbook.html

01/28/02-02/04/02
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ANNOUNCE: NEW Version! SnagIt 6.0

SnagIt 6.0 captures images, text, and video - anything you see on the
Windows desktop. Capture full scrolling screens, regions, individual
buttons, digital images, Direct X applications and more, and automatically
send them to a file, the printer, or a website. Use automatic file naming,
timed captures, and image processing effects. Edit, view, and manage your
images in the newly updated Catalog Browser. 
Visit www.techsmith.com to see if you qualify for a free upgrade!

http://www.techsmith.com/twr <http://www.techsmith.com/twr> 

1/1/02-6/30/02
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