Weekly Poll Archive

The holiday season is coming, what does your work load look like?

  • It could be better, there are a few projects going but they are manageable (40%, 6 Votes)
  • Great! Everything is winding down just in time for turkey and holiday parties (40%, 6 Votes)
  • Bah, humbug! I'm trying to recruit the Ghost of Christmas Past to help me get everything done (20%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 15

Start Date: November 2, 2011 @ 7:44 am
End Date: No Expiry

In which of the "basic" tech writing skills would you want to get additional training? (choose all that apply)

  • Document Planning/Scheduling (40%, 16 Votes)
  • Writing (15%, 6 Votes)
  • Editing/Revision (15%, 6 Votes)
  • Interviewing (15%, 6 Votes)
  • Research (13%, 5 Votes)
  • Proofreading (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 23

Start Date: October 19, 2011 @ 5:30 am
End Date: No Expiry

What methods do you use to network?

  • LinkedIn (27%, 9 Votes)
  • Personal Referrals (24%, 8 Votes)
  • Twitter (15%, 5 Votes)
  • Facebook (15%, 5 Votes)
  • Professional Association Meetings (12%, 4 Votes)
  • Meetup Groups (6%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 10

Start Date: October 3, 2011 @ 6:00 am
End Date: October 11, 2011 @ 6:00 am

Do you play a role in your organization’s product/user experience design process?

  • LOL - Ask a tech writer? No role here. (38%, 8 Votes)
  • Yes, I am very involved in the process (33%, 7 Votes)
  • Somewhat, occasionally I am asked (29%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 21

Start Date: September 20, 2011 @ 6:12 pm
End Date: September 26, 2011 @ 6:12 pm

Do you use personas in doing audience analysis for your documentation?

  • Yes, having a good image of my key audience members ensures better, more relevant content (55%, 12 Votes)
  • No, I only have time to rely on the basics: knowledge of the subject and familiarity with the tool (45%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

Start Date: September 13, 2011 @ 6:10 pm
End Date: September 20, 2011 @ 6:10 pm

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