An example of how you could use the AsciiDoc lightweight markup language to write reports and proposals more efficiently. This video is part of our Advanced Technical Communication training course bundle. Transcript Hello, I’m Ellis Pratt from Cherryleaf. We’ve just put together a little presentation recording of an experiment we’ve done to look at something… Read more »
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Importing API reference documentation into a MadCap Flare project
Last year, we blogged about creating an API documentation portal using MadCap Flare (see also: Example of API documentation portal using MadCap Flare). Since then, a number of people have contacted us to ask for more details on ways to do this. We’ve put together a video outlining the different approaches and issues. This approach can work with… Read more »
Free guide – Getting Customers to Answer Their Own Support Questions
We’ve just uploaded a free video guide on Getting Customers to Answer Their Own Support Questions. The guide is free. You just need to register and log into our elearning platform. See: Getting Customers to Answer Their Own Support Questions.
Perfecting the green screen in elearning videos
There are some activities that seem like they always could be improved. One is creating an authoring environment where professional technical communicators and other staff can work together; the other is setting up the best lighting for training videos. This is especially true for videos where chroma-key will be used to remove and replace what was behind the… Read more »
Trends in technical communication – the funny airline safety video
The airline safety video is about actions that could save your life, but it can be very dull and mundane if you’ve flown more than once. So airlines are using the third aspect in good design – emotion – to engage with their audience. The latest video to follow this trend is from Delta Airlines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=346&v=Vttuonfu2BM… Read more »