Krista Van Laan Livres

Every complex product needs to be explained to its users, and technical writers, also known as technical communicators, are the ones who do that job. A growing field, technical writing requires multiple skills, including an understanding of technology, writing ability, and great people skills. Whether you're thinking of becoming a technical writer, just starting out, or you've been working for a while and feel the need to take your skills to the next level, <i>The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing</i> can help you be a successful technical writer and build a satisfying career. <b>Inside the Book</b> <b>Is This Job for Me?</b> What does it take to be a technical writer? <b>Building the Foundation: </b> What skills and tools do you need to get started? <b>The Best Laid Plans: </b> How do you create a schedule that won't make you go crazy? How do you manage different development processes, including Agile methodologies? <b>On the Job: </b> What does it take to walk into a job and be productive right away? <b>The Tech Writer's Toolkit: </b> How do you create style guides, indexes, templates and layouts? How do you manage localization and translation and all the other non-writing parts of the job? <b>I Love My Job: </b> How do you handle the ups and downs of being a technical writer? <b>Appendixes: </b> References to websites, books, and other resources to keep you learning. <i>The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing</i> builds on Van Laan's previous book, <i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Technical Writing, </i> but is significantly rewritten, extended, and brought up to date. <b>About the Author</b> Krista Van Laan has worked in, managed, and built from the ground up multi-level Technical Publications and User Experience departments in telecommunications, consumer software and hardware, enterprise software and services, and Internet companies, both in the United States and internationally. She is co-author of <i>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Technical Writing.</i> Krista is currently the Director of User Experience at a Silicon Valley enterprise.