September 2016
| Soup is giving way to salads – there's a light at the end of the tunnel – Spring is here, and so is TechCommWire. In this edition we share our gorgeous Collaborate 2017 branding and conference website, and call for presenters. We get the inside running on UX New Zealand which is coming to Wellington next month, look at whether fonts can kill, and get some great tips on writing procedures for people in call centres. To cap it all off, Luke Pivac returns with a glittering Let's Tech Communicate, in which you can read about content that feels good, and how to evaluate your content strategy. |
From the PresidentToday we launch the conference website and call for presenters at Collaborate 2017! Meanwhile we have great news about the Wellington branch, a reminder about our business partners Optimal Workshop and Adobe, and my musings on the importance of the liberal arts in a thriving technology economy. | |
Call for presenters at Collaborate 2017The 2017 TechCommNZ Conference (Auckland April 10-12) is the premier event for New Zealand Technical Communicators. In 2017 this conference is all about collaboration, and we're now calling for presenters. | |
UX New Zealand on its wayOptimal Workshop, one of TechCommNZ's Gold Business Partners, is gearing up for a very big conference this October. Jimmy Sutcliffe lists 5 irresistible reasons why you should experience UX New Zealand. | |
Death by fontSouthern Communicator’s June issue contains some more great reading for technical communicators in Australasia – from dangerous typography to workplace procedures that really work at the coal-face. | |
Let's Tech CommunicateIn this spring edition of Let’s Tech Communicate, we explore content that makes you feel good, look at English as a global language, and traverse through some content strategies for tech comm professionals – this and a whole lot more from around the Net! | |
EventsJoin in, learn, meet new people... 13 September, Christchurch Branch: October Dave Gash Workshops, Auckland/Wellington/Christchurch: October Rahel Anne Bailie Workshops, Wellington/Christchurch/Auckland: |