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All good things must come to an end and, sadly, our series listing the right questions for technical writers to ask different project experts is one of them. BUT… we are happy to announce that this useful information is now being stored upfront as an ongoing resource under Technical Communication on the sidebar: David Farbey: [...]
Finding your Content Strategy ‘in’
Content strategy jobs are forming from different content, communications and IT roles, as Rahel Bailie noted when she guest-blogged Anatomy of a Content Strategist for us. So that’s the theory. Now what about the practical? Those looking for a job in the field need to realise that we’re at a point in content strategy’s developing [...]
Richard Sheffield: How to get a job in content strategy
Practical CV tips, job-hunting advice, the “magic words” of content strategy… it’s time to get down to the nitty-gritty of getting hired as a content strategist. Richard Sheffield, author of The Web Content Strategist’s Bible about transitioning from technical author to content strategist, has kindly given us permission to reprint the section of his book [...]
Updated: 1001 content strategy links
Just to let you know that, as promised, we’ve revisited our bumper list of content strategy resources and tidied them up into (hopefully) a much more useful and easy-to-navigate list, including categories such as: Introductions to content strategy and why it is useful Five must-reads on the subject How-tos Case studies Community resources Writing and [...]
Content Strategy starter kit for beginners
You may have spotted that we’ve been writing rather a lot lately about content strategy. That’s because it’s a natural progression for web-savvy technical communicators, as well as a growth area for employment. So, although the information is accumulating quickly, we’ve compiled a Content Strategy Starter Kit to get you quickly up to speed. What [...]
1001 content strategy links
Want to learn a little more about content strategy? We’ve picked out the best articles, posts, slideshows, connections, videos and links by content strategists and thought leaders, covering everything you could ever want to know about content strategy. UPDATE: we’ve divided our list into easier-to-use sections, from intros and must-reads to case studies and how-tos. [...]
New Firehead Blogger: Fiona Cullinan
As the Big Boss at Firehead, I’m pleased to make an important announcement: we’ve hired a new member of the team who is going to be our dedicated blogger! No, I’m not going away completely, but Fiona Cullinan is a big-shot professional blogger (what a dream job!) and she’s going to add a lot to [...]
Technical Communications UK 2010 Conference Coming
Technical Communications UK’s 2010 Conference is scheduled for 21 to 23 September at the Oxford Belfry Hotel, Thame, Oxfordshire. TCUK is the largest UK conference for Technical Communications. Last year’s conference was a huge success and I intend to be at this one so I don’t miss anything! “I can confidently say Technical Communication UK [...]
Content Strategy Forum 2010 Wrap Up and Links
To those of you who attended CSForum 2010, I wanted to provide a quick wrap-up of links to help keep the conversation going into the future. If you didn’t attend (hey, we sold out!), some of these links won’t work for you, but you can see where to go to join the conversation about shaping [...]
Adobe Webinar: Incorporating Social Networking into Your Documentation
Well, I did it for MadCap, so I might as well let you know Adobe is also lining up a great series of Webinars about Technical Communication-related topics lined up this season. They’re also FREE and extra high quality. Looks like the Social Media Networking spirit is even getting around to the big guys. This is [...]