[austechwriter] Re: Another one down

Bill,
Do you have any short courses that you can recommend which teach XML and
structured documentation?
Ilana Cohney
KE Software
ilana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: "HALL Bill" <bill.hall@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Another one down


> Stuart Burnfield said,
>
> "The 'hot' skills in such a flat market
> probably won't be where the jobs are when things pick up.
> If you think of your skills as a sort of pyramid, now is the time
> to be broadening your base, not to build up high in one place."
>
> This is a good point. Those considering broadening their expertise
> should also look at adjacent areas to technical writing. In my own
> career I have moved from writing to documentation systems analysis=20
> to organisational knowledge management activities. A good writer
> develops real analysis and assimilation skills, that should be=20
> reasonably portable if you look beyond the content itself into the
> circumstances that generate the need for developing content.
>
> These have certainly contributed to my own career stability.
>
> I also strongly recommend that you become proficient with XML and
> the concepts of structured documentation, as these technologies
> will form the bases for the development of semantic webs (i.e.,
> documentation with built-in intelligence).
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Hall
>
> Documentation Systems Analyst
> Tenix Defense
> Williamstown, Vic. 3016
> Phone: 03 9244 4820
> Email:bill.hall@xxxxxxxxx
> URL: http://www.tenix.com
>
> Honorary Research Fellow
> Knowledge Management Lab
> School of Information Management & Systems
> Monash University
> Caulfield East, Vic. 3145
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> Email: william.hall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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