Expanding Your Sphere Of Influence

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    1. Converging Skill Sets for Content Producers Rahel Anne Bailie, Intentional Design Inc. www.intentionaldesign.ca
      • Photo: “Mike Mertz”
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    2. Proofreader Production Coordinator Manager Technical Communicator Techcomm Team Lead Usability and IA consultant CM consultant Chair, cci2008
    3. Project Officer Sales Engineer Independent Contractor Owner, Staffing Recruitment Agency ED, Lavacon Source: LinkedIn
      • Reality check #1: Some companies value certain skill sets more when labelled by an alternate name
      Photo: “cursedthing” Creative Commons
      • Technical writer with XSL skills =
      • XSL programmer with communication skills
      • minus $20,000
      Photo: Clarissa Boschiero Creative Commons
    4. Photo: Kris Krug Creative Commons
    5. Photo: Fred Cavazza Creative Commons
      • At a basic level:
        • Instructional design = procedures plus objectives
        • Support site topics = help topics without the TOC
      • Refine skills and make the move
      Photo: “trp0” Creative Commons
      • Contract description:
        • Set up a CMS
        • Write the documentation
        • Send output to a tech support site
      • What is the job title?
      • Whatever is most advantageous
        • Advantage of a certain career path
        • Advantage of more influence within company
        • Advantage of better-paid job
      • Beware of:
        • Getting hung up on a job title
        • Confusing job title with job description
        • Confusing job title with job identity
        • Confusing job identity with personal identity
      • Examples:
      • Community-based documentation -
        • Do they even realize documentation is out there?
        • Who is editing the wiki?
      • Setting something up -
        • Who is taking on the taxonomy?
      • Social networking initiative -
        • Who is monitoring it, culling it for ideas?
        • Who is coordinating, doing exciting things with it?
        • Who is creating governance policies?
      • How can you develop expertise in what you don’t use?
      • Gotta play for pay ...
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      • Build your business case
      • Learn the language
      • Build expertise
      • Become a value-add
      • Articulate your worth
      • Skill sets in demand
      • Related fields
      • Communication skills
      • Interview skills
      • Project planning
      • Critical thinking
      • Conflict resolution
      • User advocacy
      • Quality control
      • Accessibility
      • Business analysis
      • Programming
      • Compliance
      • Communications
      • Content management
      • Localization
      • Marketing
      • Project management
      • Product management
      • QA
      • Training
      • Usability
      Source: ProSpring Inc.
      • Strategic career moves can result in significant salary or rate increases
      • Strategic aspect is tied to professionalism
      • Lots of opportunity as the content industry undergoes its next shift
      • Focus on content strategies: content management, convergence, integration, syndication, portable content
      • Focus on social media, user-generated content, sharing and managing content
      • Rahel Anne Bailie www.intentionaldesign.ca
      • Jack Molisani www.prospring.net

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