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Answer: Hot links, of course! Take your pick:
Technical Communication Resources Eserver TC Library, a cooperative library for technical communicators The Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington in Seattle runs this site. It has more than 10,000 articles on topics like graphic design, accessibility, human factors, information design, technical writing, usability, user interface, editing, multimedia, and Web design. If you want more information about technical communication, start here! Marketing Communication Resources "Your source for marketing communication knowledge" This site contains knowledge bank articles on a wide variety of marketing communication subjects and links to other sources of marketing communication information. Public Relations and Marketing Communication Resources "Dedicated to helping you deliver better, faster and less-expensive PR and marketing communications" Run by James L. Horton, Online Public Relations offers links to media, public relations, and marketing resources as well as handy references. "Your resource for designing usable, useful and accessible Web sites and user interfaces" The National Cancer Institute runs this site. It has information on Usability Basics, Methods for Designing Usable Web Sites, and Links to Other Usability Sites. This site, by Keith Instone, contains over 1,000 links to information about web usability, including techniques on how to improve Web usability, and advice and examples of usable design. The Boulder Writers Alliance provides links to online dictionaries, grammar and style guides, and libraries. Invisible Web: What it is, Why it exists, How to find it, and Its inherent Ambiguity This tutorial by the University of California at Berkeley Library explains how to find information in searchable databases on the Internet. Society for Technical Communication The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication is the place to go for information about technical communication in the metropolitan Denver area. The site includes lists of independent consultants, a job line, an excellent online newsletter, and announcements of upcoming chapter meetings. The programs at chapter meetings are an economical way to learn valuable technical communication skills. Members of the Boulder Writers Alliance, to quote the BWA home page, "specialize in all facets of writing and communications, including technical and marketing writing, fiction and journalism, editing, graphic arts, multimedia, and the World Wide Web. The BWA provides education, networking, and marketing opportunities for members, and connects writers with employers through this BWA Web site." The meetings of the Boulder Software Club and its sibling, the Denver Software Club, offer excellent networking opportunities and some of the best programs on software topics that we've attended! Past meetings have featured "Performance-Based Pricing," "OEM Marketing," "How to Build Higher Quality Software at a Lower Cost with Agile Methods," "Getting the Attention of Industry Analysts," and "Corporate Financing: Debt versus Equity." Do you need a multimedia guru? This is the company we go to when we need a multimedia solution! Marc Lee Multimedia will capture and communicate your organization's knowledge "in ways you've never before imagined, making it vital, making it real, engaging, interactive." Communication... creativity... results Graftek Design has partnered with us on many of our most important technical communication projects. Samples of their work on our website include How to Apply for an Internal Job Quick Guide, PCS 3000 Ultra Flow Controller Quick Reference Guide, and WellTender Operator's Guide. We highly recommend Graftek Design for your design and illustration needs! Return to the Test your Skill page. (This link is for those of you who are taking our six-question test). |