Webinar - Web Page Speed Basics

Desktops are dinosaurs. Most users now access the web on low-power mobile devices with sluggish, unreliable connections, and slow-loading pages just make things worse.

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

MadCap Flare One-Day Workshop

This workshop is your chance to learn from the experts, meet other users, and discover what’s new from MadCap Software.

12/11/2018 | | read more...

Christchurch Branch Event: The Human-AI Symbiosis

As in most industries, artificial intelligence is starting to influence the field of technical communications. Proponents promise that the use of artificial intelligence will result in better business communications, leading to better customer experiences. In this session, Jaco Swart will walk us through the possibilities that open up when humans and machines collaborate.

13/11/2018 | Christchurch | read more...

TechCommNZ Conference 2019

Save the date for our next biennial conference.

16/10/2019 | Tauranga | read more...

From the President

I’ve had a blast taking on the role as President of TechCommNZ this year. I’ve learnt a lot, probably made a few mistakes, and I’ve gained some new friends. Our Board have worked hard together this year and had a lot of fun too. Next year will be another exciting year, with a key focus being our conference in October. I’m also really excited to see what events the Branch Coordinators will come up with around the regions. My thanks to all the Board members for their ongoing commitment and support. And now, without further ado, I am thrilled to report on everything TechCommNZ have achieved this year!

10:53 AM, 8 October 2018 | read more...

From the Vice President

This is the year we felt the fear but did it anyway.

I’m of course talking about ITx – New Zealand’s largest IT focused conference where more than 600 delegates spend 3 days expecting to be wow’ed. This year we were there in our own right, with our own speaker stream, our own full conference keynote speaker and our first ITx Excellence Award. We made our mark.

11:27 AM, 8 October 2018 | read more...

Fire Evacuation Schemes for Everyone

Recently my company, which specialises in writing policies and procedures, moved premises. We engaged a professional fire safety service to advise us on how to make our building comply with fire safety regulations and prepare our Fire Evacuation Scheme. When we received the scheme, I printed and read it, mainly with a view to updating our online knowledge base. As a result, I’m confident in our scheme, but concerned at the document’s accessibility.

So how can fire evacuation schemes be more user-friendly for all audiences? I relay my experience navigating the document and explore blind users’ experiences of fire evacuation schemes before ending with some tips.

1:58 PM, 8 October 2018 | read more...

​Wellington Branch Report: Signs say what?

Peter Russell is a senior technical communicator working with a team of mechanical engineers at KiwiRail in Wellington.

He shared his knowledge and insights into developing readable signs – synthesising technical language and graphics for the needs of a wide range of audiences. Not sign school, just one journey starting with a particular request and ending with, a sign!

2:09 PM, 8 October 2018 | read more...

Let's Tech Communicate

It’s October. We’re all cheerfully pretending the stores aren’t really stocking Advent Calendars already and that 10 weeks ‘til Christmas sounds like plenty of time to get stuff done. Did that scare you? Good. It wouldn’t be Halloween without a few Horror stories, and boy have we got some treats for you!

1:46 PM, 8 October 2018 | read more...