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    The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing
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    The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing
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    The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing

    By Krista Van Laan

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    About this ebook

    Every complex product needs to be explained to its users, and technical writers, also known as technical communicators, are the ones who do that job. A growing field, technical writing requires multiple skills, including an understanding of technology, writing ability, and great people skills.

    Whether you're thinking of becoming a technical writer, just starting out, or you've been working for a while and feel the need to take your skills to the next level, The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing can help you be a successful technical writer and build a satisfying career.

    Inside the Book

    • Is This Job for Me? What does it take to be a technical writer?
    • Building the Foundation: What skills and tools do you need to get started?
    • The Best Laid Plans: How do you create a schedule that won’t make you go crazy? How do you manage different development processes, including Agile methodologies?
    • On the Job: What does it take to walk into a job and be productive right away?
    • The Tech Writer Toolkit: How do you create style guides, indexes, templates and layouts? How do you manage localization and translation and all the other non-writing parts of the job?
    • I Love My Job: How do you handle the ups and downs of being a technical writer?
    • Appendixes: References to websites, books, and other resources to keep you learning.
    • Index
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXML Press
    Release dateMay 15, 2012
    ISBN9781457182426
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    The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing
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    Krista Van Laan

    Krista Van Laan has worked in, managed, and built from the ground up multi-level Technical Publications and User Experience departments in high-tech companies in the United States and Europe. She is co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Technical Writing.

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