tekom Bulgaria 2018 Roadshow

This repository contains the resources for the tekom Bulgaria 2018 Roadshow initiative.

The Roadshow is a 4-hour workshop which takes place in Bulgarian cities other than the capital city of Sofia and which aims at promoting the profession of the Technical Communicator in the country and providing an interesting professional alternative to young people and people willing to switch their career path.

Target Audience

• Students and young people above 18
• People looking for a new career option
• Academia representatives

Planned Locations

• Shumen—26 October (Friday) @ 11:00PM till 3:30PM.
• Varna—27 October (Saturday) @ 10:00AM till 2:30PM.
• Burgas—9 November @ 2:00PM till 6:00PM.
• Blagoevgrad—16 November @ 10:00AM till 2:45PM.
• (Optional) Grabrovo

Current Team

• Desislava Mihaylova, Progress
• Jordan Georgiev, VMWare
• Kristina Bliznashka, VMWare
• Margarita Staneva, VMWare
• Martina Laleva, VMWare

Draft Agenda

1. SEMINAR PART

   1. (10 min) OPENING QUESTIONS. For example, What do you expect to do as a Tech Writer?, What do you think a Tech Writer is?, How does a day in the life of a Tech Writer go?, and similar.

   2. (20 min) PERSONAL PRESENTATIONS. Focus on the current job title, company, and background plus the way the presenters have become tech writers and why they choose the job over other careers.

   3. (10 min) TEKOM EUROPE & TEKOM BULGARIA. General presentation and activities. Focus on why it is beneficial to become a member and the local activities and accomplishments. For example, tekom Europe blog, magazine, and certification, as well as the tekom Bulgaria initiative to include the profession in the Bulgarian National Classification of Jobs and Occupations.

      (in between) Handing out the tekom ad materials.

   4. (30 min) PRESENTATION. Getting started with the profession.

   5. (30 min) PRESENTATION Minimalism and topic-based writing.

2. (15 min) Coffee break for afternoon workshops or (45 min) lunch break for morning workshops.

3. WORKSHOP PART

   1. (5 min) SETTING GUIDELINES & HANDING OUT EXERCISES.
   2. (30 min) WORKSHOP. Task 1: Minimalism and topic-based writing, improving instructions.
   3. (40 min) WORKSHOP. Task 2: Making Coffee or Washing the Dishes, authoring instructions.
   4. (50 min) WORKSHOP. Task 3: User perspective vs. feature descriptions, authoring instructions for a smart-phone application.

Insights

• tekom Bulgaria Roadshow: Origin, Development and Experiences (Some Inspirational Stuff)
• The Website of the Technical Communicators in Bulgaria (Bulgarian Only)
• tekom Bulgaria 2017 Roadshow