Chatbots are an exciting emerging technology, but it is important to ensure that you write good content that is designed to engage the user. Before deciding to develop a chatbot, we asked ourselves if there was a valid business need. It is important to be sure that...
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How to Build a Good Chatbot
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” – Arthur C. Clarke. Understanding how to build a good chatbot will help you create a seamless experience for your end users, which can feel like magic. However, if you fail to understand the...
Virtual, Mixed, and Augmented Reality: The Future is Virtually Here
Attending the recent Mavric conference gave us an insight into virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) in their many guises – from Ghostbusting to real-life applications in construction, surgery, education, training, and athletic...
Top Tips to Write Localisation-Friendly Source Content
High-quality documentation is not just essential for getting products ready to market and to increase sales, but also for reducing localisation costs. Localisation, the process of adapting your content to a specific market, starts with preparing the source content...
The Future of Work: Tech Talk
This week, it@cork kicked off its 2017 Tech Talk series at the brand-new Republic of Work facility in Cork city. Republic of Work CEO DC Cahalane clearly took pride in showcasing his latest venture to the local business and tech community. The facility is a...
Techcomm Education: What’s Going On?
We recently learned that academic institutions in the UK are no longer providing third-level qualifications in technical communication. Several techcomm courses that had existed at various universities have been shut down. The topic of techcomm education was already...