August 2016

In this issue, we introduce one of our international presenters, Rahel Anne Bailie, and announce one of our keynote speakers for TechCommNZ's conference - Collaborate 2017. He's a big name in our world and is coming all the way to New Zealand to share his knowledge and ideas. Read on to find out who it is!

Meanwhile, Earnsy Liu has been investigating the use of headings – as always she has some great evidence for us to cite when we need to explain why we do what we do. Rob Grover and Peter Nock represented TechCommNZ at ITx, the IT industry mega-conference in Wellington in July. Rob reports on some interesting presentations from the bleeding edge.

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From the President

What a great time to be a technical communicator! We’ve got so many fantastic events coming soon. Aucklanders have an opportunity to learn how to create splendid videos with Grant Mackenzie on 6 September, and then two international speakers are delivering workshops around the country in October. And then, in April - Collaborate 2017 – oh boy, this TechCommNZ conference is going to be huge.

So it's a great time to make sure your membership is up to date - if you haven't renewed yet, don't delay – there are member discounts to all these events, as well as the many other member benefits.

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Meet Rahel Anne Bailie, Content Strategist

We interviewed Rahel Anne Bailie via email, so that you can get to know more about this content strategy powerhouse. TechCommNZ members, meet Rahel.

And don't forget that the early-bird rate for Rahel's workshops in Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland this October finishes on 19 August. Book your tickets today – numbers are limited.

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Who is Headlining at TechCommNZ Collaborate 2017?

Kaye Churches, conference organiser extraordinaire, shares the latest news from the TechCommNZ conference team – and she has a whopping piece of news – click through to find out who is the international content thought leader and content superstar who will be our keynote speaker at next year’s conference...

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What's the Evidence? Are headings useful?

Earnsy Liu, TechCommNZ member and GDID student, looks for evidence (not just opinions) to help you manage the daily conundrums we face in our profession. In this edition, Earnsy looks at headings. Are they useful? What makes good headings? Read the evidence.

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ITx 2016 - Our Bodies are Data-Rich

TechCommNZ board members Rob Grover and Peter Nock spent three days promoting TechCommNZ at the ITx mega conference in Wellington in July. Between intense sessions of explaining what we do to IT colleagues, and shamelessly bribing them with TechCommNZ jet planes, Rob managed to be blown away learning about precision medicine and exponential technological growth.

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Events

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16 August, Christchurch Branch:
So Many Apps; So Little Time

6 September, Workshop, Auckland:
Creating Splendid Videos

October Dave Gash Workshops, Auckland/Wellington/Christchurch:
Under the Bonnet - web coding for Technical Communicators

October Rahel Anne Bailie Workshops, Wellington/Christchurch/Auckland:
Content Strategy in a day