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TDR01 — Lawless — How to be Great Tech Writer Without Being a Pain

How to Be a Great Tech Writer Without Being a Pain

Strategic interventionist, Andrew Lawless, explores the science behind building high-performance technical documentation teams.

W9 — Thomson — How to Be a Better Networker

[Mini-Workshop] How to Be a Better Networker

Lindsay Jean Thomson teaches us to experience networking in a new way. You'll leave with tools to help you make connections in both professional and personal life.

TDR33 — Masycheff — To Make Your Chatbot Smart, You Have to Feed It Wisely

To Make Your Chatbot Smart, You Have to Feed It Wisely

Alex Masycheff will teach you how to create a chatbot that is both scalable and smart.

W1 — Haselberger — Time Management Mastery: Do More, Stress Less

[Half-Day Workshop] Time Management Mastery: Do More, Stress Less

Alexis Haselberger provides a crash course in the basic principles of time management, and how to actually apply them at work and at home so that you are able to do more and stress less. Through interactive activities, you'll come away with an action plan that will allow you to move from theory to practice quickly and efficiently.

W3 — Hanna — Introduction to Structured Authoring

[Full-Day Workshop] Precision Content® Authoring Fundamentals Workshop

In one day, Rob Hanna will teach you the science behind — and fundamentals of — using the Precision Content writing methodology for creating effective topic-based structured content. Rob Hanna will teach you how to organize and restructure content to make it more usable, repurposable, and relevant.

W4 — Lawless — The Practical Science of Building High-Performing Teams in Technical Documentation

[Full-Day Workshop] The Practical Science of Building High-Performing Teams in Technical Documentation

In this highly-interactive workshop, strategic interventionist, Andrew Lawless, will give you the tools and insights that will empower you and your technical documentation team to build the synergies and diversity necessary for growth.

W6 — Kister — Using Science-Based Design in Technical Communication

[Half-Day Workshop] Using Science-Based Design in Technical Communication

In this half-day educational workshop, Tina Kister provides an introduction to the scientific principles of good design. You'll learn to objectively assess the quality and effectiveness of visual design, and you'll discover tips for communicating about design in ways that enable success.