Matt Sullivan Presents "Tech Comm Survival Merit Badge Training"
Registration closes at 11pm on Saturday, 4/14.
Tech Comm Survival Merit Badge Training
The dangers are everywhere, and frankly, it takes too much time and effort to fix those same disasters again and again. Join Matt Sullivan for this workshop where he’ll show you how to use a digital machete and tech comm compass to guide you through the tangled overgrowth that is most technical communication. If needed, Matt will share his own survival stories, but first he will explore your tech comm experiences to identify dangerous (but all-too-common) tech comm scenarios and safely resolve them.
This session is attendee-driven, so topics may include but are not limited to:
- localization
- accessibility
- content reuse
- SEO
- evaluation of need for structure
- choosing the “right” tool mix based on content
And, of course, attendees will determine the topics and their order!
Prerequisites
No prerequisites needed for this session, but you are encouraged to bring a laptop with your content editor of choice (FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Flare, Word, Notepad, lump of coal, etc.) and a sample of working content as permitted.
We’ll be discussing strategies for reducing formatting effort and improving content reuse using either structured or unstructured documents.
About Matt
Matt Sullivan has produced dozens of screencasts for Adobe Systems, related to their TCS product releases and his Adobe-sponsored webinars
Not surprisingly, he also produces the screencasts for his online screencasting course and for a series of online courses related to Adobe FrameMaker.
He’s a regular presenter at both OCSTC and the STC Technical Summit.
Matt has trained thousands of folks on FrameMaker, Captivate, RoboHelp, and Adobe Presenter. For more on Matt, Tech Comm Tools, and online courses, visit techcomm.tools.
Schedule
OCSTC meetings follow the schedule below. We encourage all attendees to arrive by 6pm to do some informal networking (regardless of whether or not your ticket includes dinner). Bring business cards and a smile!
- 6pm to 6:30pm: Dinner and informal networking
- 6:30pm to 7pm: Annual Business Meeting and induction of new Council members
- 7pm to 7:15pm: Break
- 7:15pm-8:30pm: Presentation, Q&As, Wrap-Up
Admission
Ticket Type | Description | Price |
Member | STC member; dinner and coffee service included | $27 |
Nonmember | Not a member of STC; dinner and coffee service included | $31 |
Student | Current student; dinner and coffee service included | $20 |
Member ONLY, Speaker Only | STC member; coffee service included | $12 |
Nonmember, Speaker Only | Not a member of STC; coffee service included | $15 |
Location and Parking
7 Hutton Centre Dr.
Santa Ana, California 92707-5794
There is another DoubleTree hotel nearby, so it’s easy to accidentally go to the wrong location if you do a search for “DoubleTree” on your phone, instead of searching for the exact address!
The DoubleTree Club offers complimentary valet parking. If you prefer to self-park, tell the valet that you’re at the hotel for an OCSTC meeting, and ask if you can park yourself.