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Documentation and Training Slide Decks Now Available

Thursday, November 08, 2007

The slide decks from Documentation and Training East 2007 are now available. A few speakers have yet to share their slides, but the bulk of the presentations are available for view within a web browser, and without the need to download additional software. This service ...

Filed under: 3D : Content Quality Management : Content Reuse : DITA : Document Engineering : Dynamic Content : Experience Design : Information Architecture : Localization : Mobile Content : Presentations : Publishing : Rich Media : S1000D : Search : Simplified Technical English : Software as a Service : Technical Writing : Translation : Usability : User-Generated Content : Video Documentation : Web 2.0 : XML : XQuery : Web Content Management

Aussiespeak: One More Reason For Controlled Vocabularies

Monday, September 10, 2007

Canadians do it. Italians do it. Brits and Mexicans do it. Chances are, you do it, too. We choose words—and turn phrases—that are difficult to translate. Our native languages are full of terms that are very hard—if not impossible—to translate into numerous target ...

Filed under: Content Quality Management : Plain Language : Simplified Technical English

SlideShare: Understanding Simplified Technical English

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

The folks at Tedopres International have made available this slide presentation desk on Simplified Technical English (STE) available for your review. Simplified Technical English standardizes vocabulary and style, aiming to improve consistency, eliminate ambiguity and ...

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A Get A Free Simplified Technical English Book from Tedopres

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Tedopres is offering a free 112-page booklet to those interested in understanding Simplified Technical English (STE). To help readers grasp the STE approach the authors provide real-world “before and after” documentation examples as well as case studies from various ...

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Podcast: Controlled Vocabularies

Saturday, September 23, 2006

The Comwell Group has created a podcast series called CommTalk. The September 2006 installment is part one in a three-part series on controlled vocabularies. It features an interview with John Smart of Smart Communications about Controlled English, Simplified English, ...

Filed under: Localization : Simplified Technical English : Translation

HyperSTE: An STE Plug-In For Word, Frame, Arbortext and XMetaL

Sunday, September 17, 2006

A software checker is a tool designed assist technical communicators in validating that the content they created isin compliance with the rules of Simplified Technical English (STE). Tedopres International, a company that specializes in STE authoring and content ...

Filed under: Simplified Technical English : Software Checkers : Technical Writing : Authoring Tools

Simplified Technical English Makes Splash at S1000D Event

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Berry Braster, Director of tedopress, delivered a valuable presentation on Simplified Technical English (STE) at the S1000D event in Clearwater. His simple and straightforward message—“be clear and unambiguous with your language”. Otherwise your choice of words can ...

Filed under: S1000D : Simplified Technical English