In these challenging economic times, what does the future hold out for technical communicators? What can we do to make sure we forge out a career?
Non-technical individuals will always need something to explain technical things, but as they change the ways in which they get their information, will technical communicators be stuck in the passing lane?
This session looks at the future of technical writing and likely changes to the ways in which user assistance is delivered. Are we moving beyond documents? If so, to what? Importantly, what does this mean for technical communicators?
About Ellis Pratt
Ellis has over ten years experience working on documentation projects and is an accomplished speaker on topics such as the future trends for user assistance, online Help and online communities. He is the author of “Tech Writing 2.0 – The application of Web 2.0 technologies to technical documentation”, “So you want to become a technical author” and “Network to Get Work”.
His philosophy is winning by sharing, connecting people to what they seek, networked businesses and people. The aim is to create a network of business professionals who support one another, learning, networking and trading. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Ellis is the co-owner of Cherryleaf Ltd.
