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How to Develop Writing Guidelines for Your Wiki (And Why You Need Them)
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Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you must be familiar with what a wiki is, how wikis work, and know about other types of wikis than Wikipedia
Course description
Custom Training Course Wikis have become a tremendous tool at the project and the enterprise level. Companies use wikis to enable collaboration among far-flung teams, provide real-time application support, manage meetings, develop marketing collateral, and create presentations. Some companies are even replacing their dead-end intranets with thriving wikis. But the essence of every wiki is the quality and readability of content. And content authors must be given writing guidelines (plus training and support) if the wiki is going provide long-term value and not become just the newest communication toy.
Perfect for
Wiki content authors, Web managers, Project managers
Why take this course?
During this workshop you’ll be invited to bring your own questions about writing wiki content. We’ll review wiki samples and react to wiki writing guidelines developed by other companies.
What you will learn
- How to develop wiki writing guidelines that cover content organization issues such as creating categories and naming articles
- How to develop guidelines that cover linking, attribution, tone, and scannability
- How to publish wiki writing guidelines
- How to get content authors to follow the writing guidelines
Topics covered include
- Wiki guidelines
- Wiki content contribution
- Successful wikis and “troubled” wikis
- Various roles for wiki content managers
Follow up courses
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Course details
Course: M 709
Duration: 1/2 Day
Fee:
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150.00 |
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225.00 |
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