Technical Communication UK 2012 - registration now open!
Technical Communication UK is the annual conference that aims to meet the needs of technical communicators, thei managers and clients, from every corner of the industry. After three very successful years at venues in the Midlands and the South-East of England, the TCUK conference is heading North, to Newcastle, for 2012. More »
Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
3di opens new Cambridge office
3di are excited to announce the opening of a new regional office at the St. John’s Innovation Centre in Cambridge. We enjoy some great relationships with companies in the Cambridge area, so setting up a base of operations in the town that’s been so good to us seems like a natural step. More »
Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
User Assistance Conference 2012
3di is proud to be a sponsor of the User Assistance (Europe) Conference, being held in Dublin this year. If you are a technical communicator who is focussed on software assistance and online help, then this is the "be there" conference for you. You will be provided with two days of presentations and workshops, delivering all the latest ideas and innovations in user assistance. More »
Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
3di Modular Design (3MD) training enjoys strong uptake
Our new 3MD training program is taking off! Through 3MD, we’ve been delivering highly interactive workshops that teach the ins and outs of effective modular business writing. More »
Published: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Jacquie Rhodes joins the 3di team as Senior Consultant
3di would like to welcome the latest addition to the Technical Communications team, Jacquie Rhodes. Bringing with her over 30 years worth of experience and knowledge working in just about every area of technical communications, she is undoubtedly going to be an invaluable asset to both 3di and our customers.
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Published: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Rachel Potts presents "Self-service support starts in the UI"
In this joint event between the ISTC North West Group and Northern User experience (NUX), Rachel Potts will be describing how self-service support starts in the user interface. After the talk we will be getting a tour of the usability labs at MMU. More »
Published: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Technical Writer turns down $1.5 million job
Here at 3di, we're often asked by technical writers how they can earn more money. Well we suggest you read the story of Nick Bilton who just turned down the opportunity to earn $1.5 million! More »
Published: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:10:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
3di launches new Software Usability service
3di Software Usability provides expertise to help you make your desktop software and web applications more usable. Our mix of services has always been driven by wanting to help customers make their products easier to use, no matter where in the world they are. More »
Published: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Nature journal explores becoming a technical communicator
Nature is one of the most respected journals for Science and Medicine professionals. They have recently published articles about alternative careers for scientists and engineers, and technical communication is one of those they have chosen to feature. More »
Published: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
97% of 3di customers would recommend us to others
3di recently carried out our 2011 customer satisfaction survey, and is very proud to report that 97% of respondents would be “likely” or “very likely” to recommend our services to others. Overall, the survey was very positive More »
Published: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Technical Communication UK 2011 - registration now open!
Technical Communication UK is the annual conference that aims to meet the needs of technical communicators, their managers and clients, from every corner of the industry. The 2011 event will deliver more than 30 sessions over three days, with presentations, workshops, case studies, and hands-on product demonstrations from experts in their field.
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Published: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Debby McKenna joins 3di to manage permanent recruitment services
We are pleased to announce that 3di has re-launched its permanent recruitment service for technical communication roles and Debby McKenna has joined the team to look after our recruitment customers and candidates. Debby started her career at TMS in 1996 (working with Paul Ballard long before he set up 3di) and has since gained over 15 years' recruitment experience within the technical communication industry. More »
Published: Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
3di successfully completes Santander project
The Santander Intranet Team wanted to move their policy and procedure manuals out of a legacy management system and into a new system. “We started with a vision of improved documents More »
Published: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
3di celebrates 8th birthday in style...
As ever, 3di celebrated its birthday in grand style, this year with a team day out in London... More »
Published: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Technical Communication Conference 2010 - registration now open!
This years conference will be held at the 4-star Oxford Belfry Hotel on 21-23 September... More »
Published: Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Lisa Zvegintzov returns to the 3di team
We are very pleased to announce that Lisa Zvegintzov has re-joined the 3di team... More »
Published: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Follow the 3di team on Twitter
You can now stay right up to date with news, events and information from 3di More »
Published: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
3di's Jonathan Page reviews Technical Communication UK 09 Conference
The message of Technical Communication UK 2009 was perhaps best expressed by RJ Jacquez of Adobe in his closing keynote presentation... More »
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Listen to Radio 4s "How to Write an Instruction Manual" here
On 21st August 2009, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a 30 minutes show entitled "How to Write and Instruction Manual". This unique and unprecedented programme took an light hearted and entertaining approach in investigating the purpose of Instruction manuals, how they came about and what the future may hold for them. Our very own Paul Ballard is interviewed in the broadcast and, for interest, can be found in part 3 below More »
Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
BBC Radio 4 gets a little help from 3dis Paul Ballard
An interview with 3di's Paul Ballard will be featured in the BBC Radio 4 programme "How To Write an Instruction Manual", which will be broadcast... More »
Published: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication
Announcing Technical Communication UK - the 2009 ISTC Conference
Technical Communication UK is the new annual conference that aims to meet the needs of technical communicators... More »
Published: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT - Category: Technical Communication