Keep It Simple
Streamline your documentation
to make it more effective
Scott Nesbitt
Partner, DMN Communications

Keep it simple

Are we giving users the help they
need, in the way they need it?

1.0 + 2.0 = 1.5?

Go minimal

Ditch the manual

Don't be afraid to cut

Start at the front

Think outside the ToC

Think in terms of topics

Docs as
conversation,
literally

Write tightly

Sometimes,
more is better

People are looking for advanced
tips and tricks. They're not looking
for the basics. They're looking for
things that will give them more of
an edge.
­ Tim O'Reilly

Questions?

Resources on the Web
Web site:
www.dmncommunications.com
Presentations:
www.dmncommunications.com/presentations.php
Blog:
www.dmncommunications.com/weblog
SlideShare repository:
www.slideshare.net/DMN.Communications
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/dmnguys