Get Out of the Hi-Tech Box
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Getting out of the Hi-Tech Box Deborah (Shapiro) Hemstreet Editor/Writer for Rambam Health Care Campus www.tech-challenged.com Or, what is a technical communicator doing in a hospital?
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Getting out of the Hi-Tech Box
Deborah (Shapiro) HemstreetEditor/Writer for Rambam Health Care Campuswww.tech-challenged.com
Or, what is a technical communicator doing in a hospital?
Changing times
Job Openings Work
Qualifications Work
Experience Work
Connections Work
Availability Work
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Technical writing in low-tech
Job Description: English Editor
Job Tasks: Donor relations communications*
Marketing communications*
Online journal production and publication§
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*Convert extremely long and highly technical information and into content for potential
collaborators, donors, and investors
§ Understand technical processes, edit and rewrite text, recreate graphics/tables
according to industry standards
Social media in low-tech
Internet
Wikipedia
YouTube
Apps and more
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And on the side
Subcontracting Standard and mobile Help
DTP
Editing
Consulting
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Value added is when you…
Know your audience
Know your deliverable and its constraints
Know what you want to communicate
Communicate it
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The future is ours, if…
We are flexible
We focus on every aspect of communication
We understand the importance of illustrations (movies, photos, words, and more)
We remain out of the box
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