Monday, July 23, 2012

Upcoming STC Learning Session on July 28, 2012 @ NIIT Ltd. Okhla

The India chapter of Society for Technical Communication (STC) is pleased to announce a learning session in at NIIT Ltd., Okhla Phase - 1 on July 28, 2012 (Saturday)

Agenda
  • 9:00 am - 9:30 am: Creating Captivate Demonstrations – Manisha Khurana
  • 9:30 am - 11:30 am: Usability Workshop – Rajesh and Rajeev
  • 11:30 am - 11:45 am:  Networking Break
  • 11:45 am - 12:30 pm: Using Articulate for Creating Interactive Presentations - Anuj Kapoor
Session: Captivate Workshop
In this session, you will learn how to create effective demos.

Session: Usability Workshop
In this workshop, you will learn how to perform usability analysis.

Session: Using Articulate for Creating Interactive Presentations
This session will start with a brief introduction on a Web lecture, and will provide information on the benefits of online presentations. It will briefly introduce you to the suite of products of Articulate and then go on to explain about Articulate Presenter. Furthermore, at the end of this presentation, you will be able to use the vibrant features of Articulate Presenter and create interactive presentations. Finally, this session will provide some tips and guidelines that you must ensure to create an effective online presentation along with some links and references.

Speaker: Anuj Kapoor
He has over 11 years of experience in the IT industry and around 9+ years of experience working as an Instructional Designer. He is currently working with IBM India Pvt Ltd. as a Sr. Instructional Designer and has worked on couple of Technical Writing projects. His experience with Articulate is not much though - only around 2 years but he has gained lot of troubleshooting as well as administrative experience while working with the tool. He loves reading, blogging, and mentoring people in the related fields. He also loves photography. 

Speaker: Manisha Khurana
She has extensive experience in technical communication, usability analysis, and instructional designing. She is post graduate in management with specialization in information technology.

About the Sponsor
NIIT Ltd. is sponsoring the venue for the Delhi (NCR) STC Learning Session. 
For more than 30 years, NIIT’s Enterprise Learning Solutions are helping organizations around the globe to significantly impact their businesses. NIIT is one of the top five training companies in the world with more than $350 million in revenue. As a global managed training services company, NIIT provides a flexible and scalable set of services that enable their clients to focus more sharply on their business, reduce costs by up to 25%, and enhance the business impact of their investments in training. 
Visit http://www.niit.com for more details.

Venue
NIIT Limited
LSO, B-234, Okhla Phase -1
New Delhi - 110020
Tel  : 91 (11) 41407000
Fax  : 91 (11) 26817344
 
Registration Details:
Complete the following form to register for this session: 

Registration Fees: Free

Friday, July 13, 2012

Horrifying and yet a very shameful act!

It was utterly horrifying and and at the same time very shameful act that happened in Guwahati where a minor girl was molested by a mob (a group of 20 people or so..). And more so, it may have happened in full public view and no person came in front to save that girl. Each and every person just acted as an onlooker or a passersby, not trying to interfere in the matter. Instead, they were just interested in shooting the whole scene in their cell phones and then circulating it via MMS, and then enjoying the whole MMS. It seems like it has become a habit for all of us to just act as an onlooker because we live in a country whose father of nation is Mahatma Gandhi and who had once said, "bura mat dekho, bura mat suno, and bura mat bolo" and we have caught his words very seriously so much so that we are not ready to see, hear or speak any bad things. His purpose of saying these words was to fight against the British and their wrong doings but we have misinterpreted those words completely. Anyways, the question arises, isnt this act shameful? Yes, indeed, it is not only shameful and it is not at all acceptable. At one stage, we see the news of India Shining and India becoming a super power and on the other hand, when we hear such reports, it just makes us feel where we stand today. Another news report, I was looking at today was of a Village Panchayat banning love marriages in some district in UP and not only this, the panchayat also laid out several rules that were utterly shocking, like young women from using mobile phones, women under the age of 40 years banned from going out shopping and going out unescorted and boys barred from using headphones on roads and in bylanes.This is extremely shocking and especially in UP whose CM is a young and is supposed to be the role model for the whole state. Looking at all this, it makes me feel that is India really shining or are we still far behind from being a super power. At one stage, we pray to the Goddess and seek her blessings and on the other hand, we see such actions taking place where a minor girl is molested by a mob. If I would have the authority in hand to change one thing in the Indian Law system then I would bring a more strict as well as rude punishment to condemn such an act. It is very easy to condemn such an act while just siting at our homes, liking it on Facebook, and writing comments on the videos posted in the several websites but it takes guts to come out to change the whole law system of India. We need a law similar to what the Arabs do whenever such acts are caught in limelight. Only then, the women will be free to move anywhere around the country. In the current scenario, I sincerely do not feel that any woman should feel themselves safe and is free to move around. Sometime back, there were news reports of a girl being raped by a cab driver and this incident happened in Gurgaon, which is the heart of IT industry in Haryana where there are so many IT companies. And, to add to this, the Gurgaon Police issued a directive where the women were asked to leave their workplaces before 8 PM. Is this what we mean when we India is shining? I am hurt, shocked, and at the same time worried. I am sure that this is not just one incident that has happened because there were more horrifying incidents than this one that had happened earlier and it is not the last and these will continue to happen until and unless we take an extreme step, an offensive action instead of just defending ourselves and condemning the action.