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6th Annual Tech/Marcom Writers Family Picnic - A Great Success
All of those who came had such a good time that no one remembered to take pictures this year. For all those who missed it, hope to see you next year.
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Stories of Customers, Colleague and Documents - A Great Evening
December 24 2008
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Tags:As many of us are contemplating what the downturn in the economy is going to do to us next, it was good to get together to exchange stories, especially humorous ones. Actually we bounced back and forth between funny episodes and the brass-tacks of how best to deal with the current job market (link to photos).
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3rd Annual Elephant picnic
August 11 2007
(edited 3 year, 2 month ago)Elephant and Mike Lee do it again!
We can’t say we filled that wonderful pool at Kibbutz Hazorea , the venue for the 3rd annual Elephant picnic. We can’t say it because there were other people there, too.
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Eitan Reuveni and “Leadership, Success, and Attitude” or “Your Path to Success”
Summary by
We were privileged to meet with Eitan
Reuveni and hear directly from him some of his managerial
tips. Sure, all of us can read what is
posted on the Elephant site, but to hear Eitan and listen to his stories made
it all that much more relevant.
Eitan started the meeting by showing us a picture:
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He then asked us to call out how many squares we see. As each one of us answered and changed our
estimate learning from others, he was pleased. Eitan showed us how that this interaction is so important: working together
as a group.
Now that we had a group, what makes a good leader? Is a manager a leader? Eitan then asked us
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US Consul Meets Writers
On May 9, 2006 Jonathan Friedland, the Consular Agent for the United States in Haifa spent nearly 3 1/2 hours meeting with technical writers and answering questions.
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Upcoming Events
- May 28 2012 (17:30 - 19:45)Voices Israel Group of Poets in English - Tel Aviv meeting
- May 31 2012 (21:30 - 23:30)Larry and Mindy: “From the 60’s & 70’s with Love” - in Caffe Yaffo
- Jun 01 2012 (21:00 - 22:30)Larry & Mindy’s “Carpenters - A Tribute” – in Kfar Vradim
- Jun 25 2012 (19:30 - 21:45)Voices Israel Group of Poets in English - Tel Aviv meeting
Upcoming Courses
- Jun 01 2012 - Jun 02 2012Exploring FrameScript
- Apr 07 2013Adobe Illustrator for Technical Communicators
Useful Information
Survey Reporting
Requires access rights Freelance Writer Rates (11 pp) Q4/09 Copy Editor Rates (9 pp) Each month, Mark L. Levinson presents one hard-to-translate Hebrew word at a time for discussion. Michael Cohen will teach us practical shortcuts that save us time and make our lives easier. Mark L. Levinson examines the big and little factors that make writing effective. David Siegel looks at the problems in education in Israel and discusses what can be done. Jonathan Plutchok identifies free or inexpensive utilities or plug-ins that save time, increase productivity, improve your computing environment, perform a task you otherwise couldn't do... or is just too much fun to ignore. This column has grown into its own blog at http://jonathanstoolbar.blogspot.com where you can find new issues every week. Paul Schnall teaches us about the power of FrameScript and how to use it. Did you ever wonder what was inside a PC, laptop, or other microcomputer system? Michael Cohen teaches us what's inside and how to configure and build our own. Dr. Tal discusses the principles of professional coaching, focusing on resiliency. Eric Gluch looks at modern marketing. Esther Shira Stepansky takes us on a humorous adventure in the modern day land of Chelm as we look at some of the challenges of making aliyah and finding work in Israel. Making aliyah is supposed to be the fulfillment of my of your Jewish identity, so why does Israel make it so difficult? By Mumpy Dr. Zaidel discusses another aspect of mediation within the framework of Israel's court-approved Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process. Hezy Asher teaches us how to improve our memory. Tom Johnson's podcast episodes, provide tips on recording presentations, and other podcasting related news and events. By multiple authors By Israel Ivri Summaries of events held by Elephant and other organizations throughout the Israeli technical/marcom community. Q2 2010 Survey Results
Columns on Elephant
Translatable but Debatable
Of Mice and Keyboard Shortcuts
The Why of Style
Broken Bell Education in Israel
Jonathan's Tool Bar & Grill
It's in The Script
Do it Yourself
Coaching for Success
Hunters and Gatherers
Moving to Chelm
Why am I a Tech Writer?
Life as a Tech Writer
Building Bridges (in Hebrew)
Don't Forget
World of Podcasting
Effective Management ניהול אפקטיבי
Scribblin' With Steph
Life in Northern Israel
Life on the Southern Front of Israel
Event Summaries