Saul Carliner seminar in Houston 3/12-3/13

[Deborah Silvi <Deborah_Silvi -at- CROW -dot- BMC -dot- COM>]

     Challenges in Information Design and Online Communications

     Presented by Saul Carliner
     Fredrickson Communications, Inc. and past President of STC
     March 12 - 13

     Holiday Inn Select Greenway Plaza
     2712 Southwest Freeway (at Kirby)
     Houston, TX 77098

     Four workshops explore basic and advanced implementation of
     information design. These interactive workshops use case studies,
     discussions, and group exercises to offer you an excellent opportunity
     for enhancing your technical communication skills. Sign up for any
     number of the workshops.
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     Workshop Descriptions

     Essential Techniques of Information Design (Wednesday 9:00 - 12:00)
     What are the 15 most essential design techniques and how do you
     practically integrate them into your work.

     Designing and Writing Reusable Information (Wednesday 1:00 - 4:00)
     How to identify, design, and write information for reuse.

     Wizards, Coaches, and More: Using Tools Other Than Manuals and Online
     Help to Communicate With Users (Thursday 9:00 - 12:00)
     What are the types of products available for communicating technical
     information online with a focus on wizards, coaches, and tutorials.

     Multimedia Play: Choosing Media to Communicate Technical Information
     (Thursday 1:00 - 4:00)
     How to choose the appropriate medium to address a particular
     communication challenge.
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     Hotel Arrangements
     Seminar room rate is $75 for single or double
     Limited number of rooms set aside at seminar rate. Reserve a room
     early!
     Holiday Inn Select (713) 523-8448
     Map provided with registration confirmation
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     Workshop Registration
     Limited to 65 people per workshop.  Register early!
     STC regular members:     $60 for one; $50 for more than one workshop
     Non-members:             $70 for one; $60 for more than one workshop
     STC student members:     $30 for one; $25 for more than one workshop

     Complete registration form in the seminar brochure or from our Web
     site at http://stc.org/region5/hou/

     Make check payable to STC-Houston and send to:
     Susan Zimmerman
     2315 Wordsworth St.
     Houston, TX  77030-2027
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     For More Information
     Deborah Silvi
     (713) 918-1354
     dsilvi -at- bmc -dot- com

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