March means the sultry days of summer are a sweet memory for most of us, but this month’s TCANZ newsletter has enough to keep your mind off the hum-drum.

We talk to Kevin Prince and find out why we all need to know about accessibility, and we get some great advice about books on content strategy from Shanthini Govindasamy.This month’s Let’s Tech Communicate is a real treat: physicists and tech communicators – together at last! Heiko Beier and Wolfgang Ziegler discuss how content will reach future researchers via intelligent search options.

We provide a wrap on the Comms survey (thanks for participating), and our bloggers discuss last month’s featured branch event and outmoded grammar.

From the President

The latest membership numbers are in and the great news is that, as a member, you are now in the company of nearly 400 people just like you. In addition, this newsletter reaches another 600 people who have an interest in our industry.

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Best books for your content strategy dollar

If you're in the market for books on content strategy, there are many to choose from. Shanthini Govindasamy, lecturer in Information Design at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), presents a review of some top choices.

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Featured TC: Kevin Prince

TCANZ caught up with long time technical communicator and new association member Kevin Prince by phone last week. Kevin talks about his time working for the Foundation of the Blind and his passion for accessible content.

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When we asked, you said...

Thanks to the 61 TCANZ members who took the opportunity to provide feedback on this newsletter (Tech Comms Today) and the TCANZ blog via our online survey. Denise Grealish reports on the main results.

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Let's Tech Communicate

In this issue we explore how content will reach users in the future, find some interesting tools and techniques to combat writer’s block, take a look at the case for Minimum Viable Documentation, and get some practical advice for dealing with difficult documentation projects. This and a whole lot more from around the Net!

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And the bloggers, they were blogging...

February – was the month of Valentine’s Day and TCANZ blog posts on matters grammatical, social, and practical.

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