STC India Editing SIG Webinar by Manjula on 19 Apr 2014

STC India Editing SIG Webinar by Manjula on 19 Apr 2014

When

19/04/2014    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Event Type

Editing in DITA

  • Introduction: The ‘what, when and how’ of editing DITA documents
  • Business objective of editing
  • Importance of a document plan and what it can contain
  • Types of edits
  • Rules and guidelines for writing topics
  • How editors can help in planning good indexing, glossary and appendixes
  • How collaborative editing helps
  • The human touch

Peer Review

  • Introduction: The ‘what, when and how” of peer reviewing
  • Business objective of peer reviewing
  • How it’s followed- the peer review process
  • Preparing for a peer review
  • Types of peer review
  • Benefits of a shared review
  • The human touch

About the Presenter

Manjula Kandula is a communication consultant and trainer.

She has been employed in the IT industry for fourteen years in the capacity of an editor, writer and documentation manager. Prior to that, she worked as a science journalist for four years in Deccan Herald. She has contributed science articles to several Publication Houses such as Financial Express, Hindu Business Line and Times of India. She also served as an editor for ‘Current Science’, a popular science journal brought out by the Indian Academy of Science.

Manjula holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. She has also recently obtained a Diploma in Counseling Skills from Banjara Academy, Bangalore.

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