STC [WEBINAR] ADAPTING TO CHANGES IN LANGUAGE USE

[WEBINAR] ADAPTING TO CHANGES IN LANGUAGE USE
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Date(s) - 20/09/2014
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

• Editing SIG

• Webinar

Adapting to Changes in Language Use•    Does change in language use impact me as a Technical Writer?
•    Do I unlearn all the rules or some of them?
•    Are there any ‘thumb rules’ to help me adapt to language change?

Vidhi has been at the forefront, driving technical content startegy and integration of technology based language process improvements in her organization. Her intense passion for languages has taken her back to school recently to learn Korean.

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STC India Editing SIG presents the free Webinar on:

Speaker – Vidhi Kapoor

Link to the webinar is: http://stcindiaeditingwebinarbyvidhikapoor.doattend.com/

Adapting to Changes in Language Use

British philologist Ernest Weekley suggested long ago that 'Stability in language is synonymous with rigor mortis'.

As language use changes rapidly in our constantly connected global environment, let us take some time to consider how these changes impact Technical Communicators.

The webinar touches upon the following areas:

•    Is Technical Language changing?

About the Presenter

Vidhi is the global Technical Communication and Localization Manager at Developer Tools Division, GrapeCity with 10+ years of cross-domain experience. She currently recruits, trains and manages a team of multi-lingual technical communicators and localization experts handling content for US, Japan and rest of the world. 

STC India Workshop on Scenario-based Writing and Digital Marketing

After a successful workshop on Extend Scripting in Delhi (NCR) Regional Conference, STC India is pleased to invite you to this year’s second workshop on Scenario-Based Writing and Digital Marketing scheduled on August 2, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Delhi (NCR).

Exclusive Sponsor: Adobe
Adobe is the global leader in digital marketing and digital media solutions. Our tools and services allow our customers to create groundbreaking digital content, deploy it across media and devices, measure and optimize it over time, and achieve greater business success. We help our customers make, manage, measure, and monetize their content across every channel and screen.

Venue Sponsor: Cognizant
Cognizant is a leading provider of information technology, business consulting, enterprise applications and business process services.
The Cognizant Interactive Content team specializes in enterprise-wide content services, which include application, product, process, and technical documentation, and web, social, mobile content.

Agenda: The workshop will cover the following topics:
• Scenario-Based Writing
• Excellence in Writing Skills
• Introduction to Storytelling
• Application of Scenario-Based Writing and Storytelling
• Understanding Content Marketing from writer’s perspective
• Understanding Digital Marketing from writer’s perspective
• Questions and Answers

Speaker: Dr Amit Nagpal is Chief Inspirational Storyteller at AL Services. He is a Social Media Influencer and Coach. He tweets at @DrAmitInspires. His special interest and expertise lies in inspirational storytelling, anecdotes, and visual storytelling. AL Services offers content development, story writing, consulting, training, and other services in the area of brand storytelling. To know more, visit www.dramitnagpal.com.


Registration Details: To register for the event, please submit the following form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oiJ-Lf1bt9_8bJb6bUu8A1Ajm8EAYngL-_Wafcd_HCQ/viewform

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