On-Demand Webinars
The library contains recordings of our past webinars that you can watch at any time. This is a service exclusively for our members and you need to login to 'my tekom' to watch the recording.
Intelligent Information
iiRDS – Introduction and Status
Ralf Robers
Early in 2016 tekom started its working group “Information 4.0” to elaborate concepts and standards for technical communication in the context of “Internet of things” or “Industry 4.0”. The key...
Technical Writing
TecCOMFrame – Technical Communication Competence Framework
Prof. Sissi Closs ,Dr. Jan Engberg
In most European countries, no programs of study in technical communication are offered and individuals enter the field without formal training. At the same time, technical communication is getting...
Tools and Technologies
Structured Authoring in the Browser - the Possibilities of Web-based CCMS
Ralf Steiner
Dropbox, Google-Apps, iCloud – web-based tools have become a commodity. But what about tech writer tools? Many current CCMS are still based on the classic client-server model. But especially small and...
Technical Writing
Using Text Corpora in Technical Writing
Prof. Dr. Georg Löckinger
Technical communicators use a great variety of language resources such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias and domain-specific textbooks. More and more language resources are becoming available in...
Standards and Legislation
Upcoming New Edition of IEC / IEEE 82079-1: Requirements for Information for Use and Information Management Process
Dr. Claudia Klumpp
What’s new? The IEC/IEEE 82079-1 revised – what you should know about the upcoming new version. The new edition of IEC/IEEE 82079-1 does not only have a new title but a completely new concept of...
Tools and Technologies
Analytics and Tech Doc: The Dawn of a New Era
Fabrice Lacroix
Understanding how product documentation is consumed can fuel your company with data that has the potential to transform operations and impact strategic decisions. To gain this insight, you need to...
Translation
"Equal Goes It Loose": Machine Translation Meets Translation Management
Christian Weih
This famous quote by former German Federal President Heinrich Lübke led to the term "Lübke English", standing for wrong word-to-word translation—something many people associate with...
Standards and Legislation
European Legislation And Product Safety And Its Impacts on Technical Documentation – Latest Developments and Updates on Standards
Dr. Claudia Klumpp
There are more than 20 European directives as well as innumerable standards on European level regarding products and product safety. Why this seemingly overruling flood of laws and standards?
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Tools and Technologies
GOT GAME? Gamifying Technical Writing
Milen Ranov ,Irina Peshina
The webinar covers the following: What is gamification and what are the basic principles of gamifying day-to-day work activities. What happens in our brains when we acquire new knowledge and when we...
Intelligent Information
iiRDS - First Experiences and Practical Insights
Dr. Martin Kreutzer
iiRDS 1.0 was released in spring 2018. Since then, the first concrete projects and implementations for the use of iiRDS have started. This presentation reports on the experiences made so far with the...