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Advanced Technical Communication. Blay Whitby blayw@sussex.ac.uk. What’s this course all about ?. You need communication skills in presenting technical information in a wide range of circumstances. (To varying degrees) you already have these skills. What’s this course all about ?. However.
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Advanced Technical Communication Blay Whitby blayw@sussex.ac.uk
What’s this course all about ? • You need communication skills in presenting technical information in a wide range of circumstances. • (To varying degrees) you already have these skills.
What’s this course all about ? • However
What’s this course all about ? • Because these are skills
What’s this course all about ? • Because these are skills • You can always improve by practice.
What’s this course all about ? • Because these are skills • You can always improve by practice. • So we will be practicing.
What’s this course all about ? • The course is about what you do - not what I say!
So what do we have to do? • The course will based around a academic conference. • We need to start organizing this right now. • Given what I have already said, I don’t want you to rely on me for all the organization.
So what do we have to do? • The course will based around a conference. • The first stage in any academic conference is the CFP (call for papers) • The next task is to organize a venue. • A selection would be made from the papers by anonymous reviewers.
So what do we have to do? So… Can we start round about now?