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Tuesday, 25 September 2018
| Time | Stream A | Stream B | Stream C |
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| 09:30 – 11:00 | The content alchemist: how to turn technical information into marketing gold
David McGuire |
Call to Action! How Tech Writers can improve UX
Holli Hamilton |
Let’s build a Workshop Workshop
Chris Hester |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Mind the Gap: The Client Need vs.The Client Request
Marilyn Woelk |
Git(Hub) for Technical Writers: From Zero to Published Docs
Robert Kratky |
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| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 – 16:30 | Design & Test a Chatbot Conversation
Toni Byrd-Ressaire |
How to Write in Plain Language
Frances Gordon |
Temperament-based Strategies for Excelling in the Workplace
Ben Woelk |
| 16:30 – 19:00 | Vendor Exhibition and TCUK Fringe Events | ||
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Informal Dinner | ||
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
| Time | Stream A | Stream B | Stream C |
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| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome from Derek Cooper, TCUK 2018 Conference Chair | ||
| 09:10 – 09:50 | Lessons Learned on an Introvert’s Journey to Leadership
Ben Woelk |
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| 9:50 – 10:10 | Break | ||
| 10:10 – 10:50 | Engineering high quality content through technical mentoring
David McCormick |
Case study – SCHEMA
Joerg Ploeger |
Using Text, Images and Video in Technical Communication
Ferry Vermeulen |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Break | ||
| 11:10 – 11:50 | It’s called technical communication for a reason
Rhyne Armstrong |
Polymathing 365
Eran (Yuri) Kolber |
How to win followers & influence people: Tech comm lessons from writing about novels
Cecily Roberts |
| 11:50 – 13:40 | Lunch 12:50 – 13:40 ISTC AGM – All are welcome to attend, though only eligible ISTC Members can vote |
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| 13:40 -14:20 | To make text as clear as possible, use Simplified Technical English
Mike Unwalla |
Docs as Code – without any code
Zsuzsa Nagy |
Digital Self Defense
Ben Woelk |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Break | ||
| 14:40 – 15:20 | Quiet Leadership – Why it works in proactive organisations
Derek Cooper |
Polymathematics: Calculating your competencies
Rob Woodgate |
Four distinct functions – and why successful documentation must recognise them
Daniele Procida |
| 15:20 – 15:40 | Break | ||
| 15:40 – 16:20 | It’s all about the customer : Building and maintaining a customer obsessed organisation
Ciarán Dunne |
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| 16:20 – 19:00 | Vendor Exhibition and TCUK Fringe Events | ||
| From 19:00 | Drinks Reception Gala Dinner, awards, and entertainment |
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Thursday, 27 September 2018
| Time | Stream A | Stream B | Stream C |
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| 08:45 – 09:25 | From Docs to Bots: Find Your Passion & Get a Career Makeover
Toni Byrd-Ressaire |
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| 09:25 – 09:45 | Break | ||
| 09:45 – 10:25 | A non-writer’s learning aid for sporadic DITA structuring
Shirley McDonnell |
Jack of all trades … or polymath?
Alison Peck |
I’m just a technical writer. Actually, no.
Ant Davey |
| 10:25 – 10:45 | Break | ||
| 10:45 – 11:25 | The successful fraud
Chris Hester |
What’s the deal with structured content?
Ellis Pratt |
No final frontier: unleashing our inner Tech Comms polymath
John Kearney |
| 11:25 – 11:45 | Break | ||
| 11:45 – 12:25 | Who’s on first?
Andrea Flolid |
Intelligent Information – iiRDS – a new information exchange standard of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things
Joerg Ploeger |
The Value of the Polymath Communicator
Alisa Bonsignore |
| 12:25 – 13:20 | Lunch | ||
| 13:20- 14:00 | Developing User-centred Content in an Agile World
Sarah Thomson |
Beyond the Book – Tech Comms for the Digital Generation (and Beyond)
Andrew Mills |
Increasing User Assistance Visibility
Karla Reis |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Break | ||
| 14:20 -15:00 | Cybersecurity and documentation: Security considerations for authors
Bridget Kursheed |
A picture is worth a thousand words but you have to write the rest
Chris Burden |
Jack-of-all-trades
John Lee |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Break | ||
| 15:20 – 16:00 | Effective and Engaging: The Key to Making Better Videos
Matthew Pierce |
Working with third-party content. What are the challenges?
Jennifer O Neill |
Branding Yourself as Indispensable
Marilyn Woelk |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Short Break | ||
| 16:10 – 16:40 | Conference Close Derek Cooper TCUK 2018 Conference Chair |
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