A lot of people frequently ask me about the difference between Technical Writing and Instructional Design. I had written a post about this earlier and also argued that you require more or less the same kind of skills for both these fields and it was completely my standpoint on these two professions. In this post, [...]
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I just finished a demo for a mobile application for a client and the good news is that he is really impressed. This demo was to introduce people to a particular feature in a mobile phone. It also had to cover the steps to use the feature. The objective was to make an impact and [...] When you create training material or an e-learning course, you do a target audience analysis. You basically think from a learner’s perspective while designing a training. You do this so that the learning process is effective. Now when it comes to creating help manuals or user manuals for applications, do you apply the same principle? [...] I am glad to announce that I am an independent professional now. This is something I always wanted to do and it has finally happened now. This blog now gives you an overview of the kind of services I will offer. I just wanted to share this piece of news with my readers and please wish [...] by ruparajgo | Create your own Cartoon at www.toondoo.com I am sure you might also have faced a situation, where the instruction in the manual misled you or did not help you much. If you are writing a help manual or a tutorial for a product, it is very important that you write precise instructions. Most people [...] Technical Writing and Instructional Designing are never considered one and the same. If you go for a job interview, the hiring manager asks you for relevant experience in Instructional Desiging or Technical Writing. If you are applying for the post of a Technical Writer, only your experience in technical writing is considered. If you are applying [...] I just read Cammy Bean”s post Best Practices for Software Training and here she mentions about scenario based approach for software product training and I think this indeed is an interesting idea. I have seen scenario based approach used for software demos. However I haven’t see any scenarios being used for tutorials. Product Demos are [...] I haven’t blogged this month. I have been bogged down with loads of work. I guess this is not a reason for not blogging. I just did not have anything to say. It happens sometimes…. you just don’t know what to discuss or write about…. Well, I have been working on a lot of end [...] My entry to the Work/Learning Blog Carnival May 2008. When it comes to training/ learning at work, what you need to learn is always predetermined and in most cases how you need to go about learning is also decided, you like it or not. When you enter an organization what you need to learn is [...] I read an interesting post by Tom Kuhlmann today. I work in a software company and I do create lots of product demos. Of course my product demos are mainly screencasts where you make a movie that shows the mouse movement and walks through the steps. In his post Tom has shown alternative ways to showcaase [...] |
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