Liquid Learning PMO Leadership Conference

TechCommNZ is supporting Liquid Learning as they bring us their 3rd PMO Leadership Conference, June 25 to 29 Crowne Plaza Auckland.

25/06/2018 | Auckland | read more...

ITx2018 Conference

ITx is New Zealand's Technology mega-conference. This year’s collaboration of thirteen tech-focused conferences will be the largest ITx conference ever.

We’re thrilled to host our own TechCommNZ stream this year on the last day – Friday July 13.

11/07/2018 | Wellington | read more...

Christchurch Branch Event: Technically not technical writing

There are so many things we do as technical writers that are technically not technical writing. In this presentation Claire Mahoney discusses our sideways growth as a profession, with its relationship to content strategy, knowledge management, technical storytelling, content curation, and content management.

18/07/2018 | Christchurch | read more...

Liquid Learning 2nd Women in Tech and Telco Leadership Conference

TechCommNZ is supporting Liquid Learning as they bring us their 2nd Women in Tech and Telco Leadership Summit, July 23 to 26 Crowne Plaza Auckland.

23/07/2018 | Auckland | read more...

From the President

Much like the daylight hours this month, I’m keeping things short. This month we say some big 'thank you's to our contributors, editors, committee members and everyone who completed our Southern Communicator survey. We've got a few important reminders and a 'save the date' for our next TechCommNZ conference in Tauranga, at the gorgeous Trinity Wharf.

11:13 AM, 8 June 2018 | read more...

How to be a winner in the 2018 Plain English Awards

Winning an award is the best way to have your work recognised — or your team’s. And for business or technical writers, or people working in communications, the annual Plain English Awards are as good as it gets. Melissa Mebus is a plain language consultant at Write Limited and project manager of the 2018 Plain English Awards. She offers us some trophy tips for success in the 2018 Plain English Awards.

11:32 AM, 8 June 2018 | read more...

Pondering the 2017 TechCommNZ salary survey results

We sent out our annual Salary Survey in December. Evidence guru Earnsy Liu gives us the breakdown on the TechCommNZ and ASTC results, and how we compare to our cousins across the ditch. Plus, what not to worry about as a technical communicator in Australasia.

11:55 AM, 8 June 2018 | read more...

Let's Tech Communicate

This month, Leah Guren explains why the failure of the Great Venezuelan Rabbit Plan is a lesson for all technical communicators. Mikael Cho, Dr Kevin Larson and others explain the science behind why different fonts change the way you feel when reading on the web. Anne Gibson proffers an Alphabet of Accessibility Issues. We discover the Wildcard Cookbook and other tools to finally conquer Microsoft Word. Then, at last, we take out our phones and have some fun with the fabulous Emoji Scavenger Hunt.

12:45 AM, 8 June 2018 | read more...