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  * ANNOUNCE: Free Webinar: Effective Job Search Strategies (TODAY)
  * Summer Sale: 40% off selected workbooks from Gordon & Gordon! (NEW)
  * ANNOUNCE: LavaCon Keynote Speaker Announced (NEW)
  * TIP: Creating User-friendly documentation (NEW)
  * ANNOUNCE: Create Help Systems with ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.5 
  * ANNOUNCE: Quick survey for managers, leaders, writers and  contractors
  * STORY:  Why not make technical writing easier?
  * ANN: TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (Adobe, MS, XML, Macromedia)

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ANNOUNCE: Free Webinar: Effective Job Search Strategies

KnowledgeStaff, a staffing and consulting firm specializing in the
learning and content development marketplace and Interwise are
sponsoring an interactive 1.5-hour online seminar on effective job
search strategies on Wednesday, July 16 at 4:00 PM (EST).

In today's tight marketplace, you not only need to find the job
opportunities and generate enough interest to secure an interview, but
also figure out a way to differentiate yourself from the competition.

Join us for a presentation of some of the lesser-known tactics and methods
used to locate, prepare, and secure new job opportunities. Topics will
include:

** Developing a Job Search Plan

** Effective Resume Strategies for Gaining the Employers Attention

** Locating Opportunities

** Effective Interview Strategies

** Mood Management

The seminar will provide examples and online demonstrations that you can
begin using immediately to increase your likelihood of locating new
employment. For more information and to enroll:

http://www.interwise.com/live/viewevent.asp?eventid=1222&source=ID1222TECHWR









07/03/03-07/10/03
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Summer Sale: 40% off selected workbooks from Gordon & Gordon!

In today's economy, technical writers need every edge we can get.
Why not build your expertise with an unbeatable bargain on a
popular workbook from Gordon & Gordon?

40% off: Documenting APIs and SDKs, 1st edition
 There's nothing else like this best-selling workbook from our
 acclaimed 2-day workshop. Learn from veteran programmer/writer
 Manuel Gordon's experience in 220 slides, exercises, and helpful
 reference material. Now you can go beyond just formatting the
 developers' comments to start writing useful documentation.

40% off: System Design for Technical Writers
 Learn what makes programmers tick. See what parts of a project
 they want to own, and what they're willing to share with a tech
 writer like you. Includes 12-page glossary of programming terms.

While supplies last, we're offering 40 per cent off the regular
price of these two workbooks. And our money-back guarantee means
there's NO RISK to you.
To find out more, visit www.gordonandgordon.com today!

07/15/03-07/22/03
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ANNOUNCE: LavaCon Keynote Speaker Announced

Deirdre Murr, head wrangler of Walt Disney Imagineering's documentation
division, has signed on to deliver the keynote address at LavaCon.

De, a popular public speaker and innovator in the field of technical
communication management, will be offering new and practical approaches on
how to flourish during challenging
times:  http://www.lavacon.org/Program_keynote.htm


Do you have too much to do and not enough resources to get it done? 
Attend
LavaCon and learn how to get the support you need and the recognition you
deserve.  Register today at: http://www.lavacon.org/Program_register.htm


LavaCon 2003: How to Flourish in Challenging Times
www.lavacon.org
888-378-2333


07/15/03-07/22/03
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TIP: Creating User-friendly documentation

Develop your professional skills today by learning
Information Mapping's research-based method for structured 
writing.  The method can help you make complex content and
documentation

-Accessible
-User-friendly
-Readable, and
-Easy to maintain.

Learn the leading method for developing high-quality
structured content and documentation by attending one of
Information Mapping's seminars.  Go to  
http://www.infomap.com/lc/learning_programs/lc_schedule.htm
for more information or call us at 800-INFOMAP.


07/14/03-07/21/03
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ANNOUNCE: Create Help Systems with ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.5

ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.5 delivers improved performance and
reliability and dozens of new features, providing a framework for
enhancing the end-user experience. Users can easily author Help
systems and high quality printed documentation from a single set of
maintained Word documents.  You can save time, increase productivity,
and maintain consistency by authoring your Help systems in a robust
environment with more flexibility than ever before!

Users can easily create HTML Help, cross-platform HTML-based Help,
WinHelp, JavaHelp(tm), and print documentation. New features include a
variety of customizable templates; extended paragraph styles; Visual
Studio .NET style Help; enhanced graphics handling; WYSIWYG Contents
Editor; better support for combinations of lists, tables, and margin
notes; built-in styles for authoring "What's This" topics and mid-
topic jumps; and extended indexing.

Buy ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.5 today for only $449.95 and SAVE $50
off the MSRP for the full version. Current Doc-To-Help 6.0 customers
will receive the Doc-To-Help 6.5 upgrade at no cost. Users of earlier
versions and competitive Help authoring tools can upgrade to Doc-To-
Help 6.5 for only $249.95, that's $50 off the MSRP.

For additional information or to order, please contact us via
email at sales -at- componentone -dot- com or call 1.800.858.2739. Please use
order code: DTH403400 when placing your order. Offer expires
August 31, 2003. www.componentone.com/d2hads403400


07/08/03-07/15/03
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ANNOUNCE: Quick survey for managers, leaders, writers and  contractors

I am doing a new survey for LavaCon www.lavacon.org on the most common
problems managers, team leaders, and independent contractors face when
doing their jobs in the current economy.

Can you please take a moment to answer the following two questions?

Please send responses to info -at- lavacon -dot- org NOT to the list.

Thanks in advance, Jack!

Q1:  Of the following management-related problems, which THREE are most
applicable to you or your department?

         Having to do more and more with less and less?
         Tired of doing more and more with less and less?
         Not getting the support you need from upper management?
         Not getting the resources you need from upper management?
         Have too much to do and not enough time to do it?
         Have too much to do and not enough resources to do it?
         Don't have the resources you need to do your job?
         Worried about your department being downsized?
         Worried about your job or department being "off-shored"?
         Is your work not appreciated?
         Is your department not appreciated?
         Is someone on your team not cutting it?
         Is there something more you need to know about estimating
projects?
         Is there something more you need to know about managing projects?
         Is there something more you need to know about managing your
department?
         Is there something more you need to know about managing people?
         Thinking about a career change?
         Want to advance your career?
         Thinking about moving into management?
         Thinking about starting your own company?
         Are company politics getting in the way of doing your job?
         Is something getting in the way of doing your job?
         Other (specify):



Q2:  Of the following, which THREE would you most want to achieve?

         Learn how to survive these tough economic times
         Learn how to flourish despite these challenging times
         Learn how to get the resources you need
         Get the data you need to support your business case
         Get the metrics your need to support your business case
         Learn how other managers are handling that problem
         Learn how to support your business case
         Learn how to increase your value to your company
         Learn how to get the recognition you deserve
         Learn how to get your department the recognition it deserves
         Learn how to survive internal politics and economic challenges
         Learn how to handle difficult people
         Learn how to handle difficult employees
         Learn how to land new clients
         Learn how to start your own business
         Learn how to grow your business
         Learn how to market your business
         Take your career to the next level
         Other (specify):



LavaCon: The International Conference
on Technical Communication Management
October 13-17, 2003
www.lavacon.com


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STORY:  Why not make technical writing easier?

"Why do you need a screen capture program anyway - can't you just use the
Print Screen key?" a conference attendee asked.

Dan the technical writer supressed laughter.  "You can . . ." he began,
"if you have a lot of time on your hands."

"What's the difference?" the man said suspiciously.

"I use SnagIt because it saves me time.  It allows you to capture an exact
copy of anything that appears on my Windows screen - I can get just a
menu, a Web page, a button and more!"

"Wait - you mean, you don't have to edit it all out?"

"No.  You can choose exactly what you want.  And, you can capture images,
text - even video."

"Can I save my preferences?  Can I annotate my captures?  Can I save an
entire Web page as a single image?" the man asked.

"Yes, yes and yes," Dan said solemnly.

Still dubious, the man asked, "Hey . . . what do you do?"

Dan straightened his spine and lowered his voice a few octaves.  He said,
"I am a technical writer.  And therefore I know of what I speak."

Get SnagIt today for $39.95 at www.techsmith.com.

07/07/03-07/14/03
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ANN: TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS (Adobe, Microsoft, XML,
Macromedia)

All the training that you need and wherever you need it to be.  Check out
http://www.certifiedalliance.com for information on   hands-on training
and workshops in:

- Adobe FrameMaker, Acrobat, Illustrator, GoLive, and Photoshop
- MacroMedia Products
- Microsoft Office Tools
- XML and XSLT (including DocBook courses)
- Single Sourcing, eLearning, Indexing, and Technical Writing


This Alliance of certified trainers is a collaborative effort between:

- Bright Path Solutions http://www.travelthepath.com
- Front-Runner http://www.front-runner.com
- GRAFIX Training http://www.grafixtraining.com
- PUBSNET http://www.pubsnet.com

The overall goal of the CertifiedAlliance is to deliver a "best of breed"
solution to companies across North America. This group of business
partners have the drive to exceed in their relationship building with
clients. Contact an Alliance member to find out how they can help you
reach your publishing goals through superior training.

All Alliance members are peer approved and use Alliance approved trainers.
Training with a CertifiedAlliance training center ensures you will receive
high quality training from an excellent instructor. It also means that you
will be supported as you move forward from training class to real-world
situations.

http://www.certifiedalliance.com


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