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* TRAINING: FrameMaker, XML, and Indexing with
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* STORY: SnagIt and Shopping
* ANNOUNCE: Client Usability Testing Opportunity at CU Denver
* ANNOUNCE: WebWorks ePublishing Webinars:
The Fast Track to Advanced Skills
* ANNOUNCE: Shorten Your Writing Time by Learning the
Information Mapping Method
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TRAINING: FrameMaker, XML, and Indexing with Bright Path Solutions
Are you planning to attend a training class in 2005? If you are planning
to attend a FrameMaker, XML, or indexing class early in the year, now is
the time to register for one of Bright Path Solutions public classes!
Submit your public class registration and payment to us BEFORE DECEMBER
17, 2004 and take advantage of one of these holiday offers:
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- take a 20% discount on the class
- register a colleague to attend with you at half price
The classes to which this offer applies are:
- January 13-14 - "XML and FrameMaker"
- January 24-25 - "Mastering WebWorks Publisher 2003 for FrameMaker"
- January 26-27 - "Creating Usable Indexes: A Systematic Approach"
- February 7-9 - "XML for Single Sourcing" (with MULBERRY TECHNOLOGIES)
- February 21-22 - "Structured FrameMaker Authoring"
- February 21-25 - FrameMaker "Structured Document Publishing Boot Camp"
We'll help you start your year right by acquiring some of the skills that
you need. With the discount provided, we'll help your corporation to save
money on the training. To find out more about these classes, visit http://www.travelthepath.com.
These offers apply only to our public courses. If you are interested in
onsite, private training for your team in January or February, contact us
directly for a written estimate -- including a similar holiday offer.
If you have any questions or need a registration form, feel free to call
or email.
Happy holidays!
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Kay Ethier
Bright Path Solutions
PHONE: 1.919.244.8559 mailto:kethier -at- travelthepath -dot- com
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Dan the technical writer went to the mall to do some real holiday
shopping.
However, he couldn't find what he wanted, at the price he wanted, in the
colors he wanted. He wandered from store to store in search of the
perfect gifts ... but to no avail.
Dan suddenly remembered why he had purchased all of his gifts online last
year. He quickly left the mall and logged onto his computer.
There is was. SnagIt - the world's leading screen capture software. 2
for $60. Free shipping in US, Mexico and Canada.
He had his shopping done in just a few clicks, with time left over to
check out some more of SnagIt's newest features, such as Profile
Import/Export, Automatic File Naming, Web Capture, and the new Image
Effects.
He sat back, refreshed and prepared for the holiday season.
"Thanks, SnagIt, for saving me from the florescent lights and food court,"
he whispered. "Malls are nice ... but they can't compare with this
holiday deal."
ANNOUNCE: Client Usability Testing Opportunity at CU Denver
Starting January 15, 2005, the M.S. in Technical Communication Program at
the University of Colorado at Denver offers a semester-length course in
Usability Testing (graduate level). We invite public and private sector
organizations to participate, by providing documents, software, or other
technology for which they would like usability-testing or
comprehensibility tests performed in our usability testing lab, or at
client sites. Students in the course design and execute usability testing
under close faculty supervision. We offer this service in exchange for a
monetary contribution to our program?s technology and scholarship
fund-usually client contributions are $1000-$1500, far below industry
usability testing rates. We test the following: web sites; software
documentation and interfaces; tutorials & instructions; all kinds of
technical documentation. If you think you may be interested, please
contact: Professor James F. Stratman, University of Colorado at Denver,
at: jstratma -at- carbon -dot- cudenver -dot- edu
Phone:(303)556-2884
ANNOUNCE: WebWorks ePublishing Webinars:
The Fast Track to Advanced Skills
WebWorks Services has made accelerating your learning curve easy
and convenient with live 90-minute online training sessions. Here
are our upcoming Webinar topics for November:
* Getting Started with WebWorks Publisher Professional
November 8, 9:30 a.m. PST (12:30 p.m. EST)
* Delivering Localized Content with WebWorks Publisher
November 10, 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)
* Delivering 508-Compliant Content with WebWorks Publisher
November 16, 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)
* WebWorks Template Design and Maintenance
November 18, 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST)
* WebWorks Publisher Functions: Advancing Beyond the Basics
November 30, 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)
These interactive classes are conducted via WebEx, so you can get
the most out of your investment in WebWorks Publisher -- without
leaving your desk. To sign up or for more information, visit us
at www.webworks.com/techwr-l/webinars or call WebWorks Services at
512-719-3399 ext.503.
ANNOUNCE: Shorten Your Writing Time by Learning the
Information Mapping Method
Learn Information Mapping's method today and:
* Start writing more easily
* Reduce your writing time
* Get better results from your documentation
* Decrease your document revision time, and
* Increase your productivity.
One technical writing department using the Information Mapping method
survived a merger by convincing the new company of their value through a
usability study. This study showed how the Information Mapping method:
* Added value to the company
* Saved the company money
* Saved readers' time, and
* Reduced the errors encountered by readers.
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