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My Interview in IDConnect

May 24, 2011
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| Categories: eLearning, Innovation, Innovation in India, Innovation in Indian Learning Industry, Instructional Design in India, Instructional Designers in India, Salary, Social Media, technical writing, Trends

Rupa Rajagopalan has been instrumental in running the Instructional Designers Community of India for the last few years along with some other enthusiastic members of the profession. As part of IDCI, Rupa edits a newsletter IDConnect. Rupa interviewed me for the second issue of the newsletter. You can view the complete newsletter on the IDCI community site. I am reproducing my interview here.The InterviewYou have been conducting salary surveys for the past 2 years. Have salary levels for Instructional Designers in India improved? What are the current trends in salary?It’s…

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How to be a Successful Technical Writer

September 19, 2009
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| Categories: Career, coaching, Content Development, Jobs, technical writer, technical writing, Tips

Swaminathan Moothy of Society for Technical Communication (STC) invited me to speak at their regional conference in Chennai. I shared what I think is needed to be a successful writer. I spoke about skills companies are looking for in a technical writer, tips on how to manage technical writing projects, and career options for a technical writer. It was quite a learning experience. The audience was a group of technical writers with varied experience and I got to learn new things. Here’s my presentation on being a successful technical writer.How…

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