Rahul Prabhakar - when the muse strikes!

South Korea Beckons: Global Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity Strategies for Western Technical Communicators

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:49 PDT

For the past four years, I've lived outside India. Being an expatriate has given me a unique perspective; it has made me more responsive toward the issues of global awareness and cultural...

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STC 55th Annual Conference – My Travelogue (Part 1)

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:52:32 PST

Most of you must've at least skimmed through the countless articles and blog stories on STC's 55th Annual Conference held in the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from June 1-4, 2008. For me, this...

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IT Slowdown in India Might Just Be a Faux Pas

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:24:20 PDT

IT Slowdown in India Might Just Be a Faux Pas It happened in 2001 and it's happening all over again. Among all the talk of a booming Indian economy and rising employee wages, the slowdown...

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A whole new world: My article in Khaleej Times

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:10:39 PDT

One of my technology articles has been published in the Weekend section of Khaleej Times, the No.1 English language daily newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Title: A whole new...

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The Van Gogh Blues: Interview with Eric Maisel

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:06:41 PST

/>Rahul: Eric, can you tell us what The Van Gogh Blues is about? Eric: For more than 25 years I've been looking at the realities of the creative life and the make-up of the creative person in...

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Demystifying Offshore Visits for Business

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:18:44 PST

Demystifying Offshore Visits for Business Narasimha Kumar, Head of Regulatory IT Compliance at TCS, Bangalore, has been globe-trotting for business since 2002. In the recent times, Yamini...

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Korea calling -- my article in btw (by the way) Magazine

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:14:55 PST

Another success story! One of my articles on South Korea has been published in the latest issue of btw (by the way) – "Live Smart!" Magazine. Refer to the same at...

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Resume fudging: Top five reasons why people lie in their resume

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:08:57 PST

Gear up for next year's appraisal, now. Case 1: When President Bush nominated Michael Brown as the director of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2003, there was little doubt...

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Express Computer reprints one of my articles on Technical Writing

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:13:59 PST

One of my articles, titled, "Technical writing in India: past, present and future" was reprinted with permission in Express Computer, India's only IT business weekly. Express Computer is the...

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Gear up for next year's appraisal, now.

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:49:02 PDT

Gear up for next year's appraisal, now. So you've had a bad appraisal. What can you possibly do to avert the damage, before the company writes you off as deadwood? Considering most...

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Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT

South Korea - Rising Eastern Tiger

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:55:17 PDT

I was recently interviewed by two editors of The Smart Techie for an article on South Korea. The Smart Techie is India's first career magazine for experienced technology professionals, reaching out...

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What Ails India? The Trillion Dollar Question -- My article in The India Economy Review 2007

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:21:50 PST

One of my articles titled, "What Ails India? The Trillion Dollar Question" has been published in "The India Economy Review 2007, Volume 4, Quarterly Issue: May 30, 2007." "The India Economy Review"...

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Blogging for PC Magazine

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:19:25 PST

I have started blogging for PC Magazine (US edition) from this month, contributing technology articles for their two blogs: Gearlog and AppScout. Read few of my articles published on Gearlog to...

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Dataquest: Technical Writing -- Then and Now

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:01:47 PDT

One of my articles titled, "Technical Writing -- Then and Now" was published in the June 15 issue of DATAQUEST magazine. You can refer the same at...

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Working in South Korea — How different is it from India?

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:04:17 PDT

Are you planning to explore South Korea for work? If your answer is in the affirmative, you might want to spend sometime understanding the rising Korean economy and its unique, traditional culture,...

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TEN ZEN SECONDS interview with Eric Maisel

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:23:36 PST

Rahul: What is Ten Zen Seconds all about? Eric: It's actually a very simple but powerful technique for reducing your stress, getting yourself centered, and reminding yourself about how you want to...

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Blog Book Tour - A date with Eric Maisel, America's leading creativity coach

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:20:25 PDT

Not sure how many of you have heard or read about Eric Maisel, America's leading creativity coach. Please read more information about Eric here:...

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Top 10 Challenges Faced By Technical Communicators at Work (Part 1)

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:24:43 PST

Recently I asked the members of Technical Writers India (TWI) listserv about challenges they continually face at work. The whole point was to understand about the pain areas and derive some...

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The World of a Freelancer

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:45:05 PST

I always knew my wife could write – those long, beautiful romantic letters she wrote during our courtship are etched forever in my mind. Back then, it never occurred to me that her immaculate...

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I want to talk about learning

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:18:14 PDT

Recently Marcia from the Ageless Learner Blog quoted me from one of my first blog articles titled, "Talk to Me - I am the User." The Ageless Bricoleur is the web log for the Ageless Learner...

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Karen Mardahl speaks about my recent podcast for Tech Writer Voices

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:11:55 PDT

Karen Mardahl is a technical communicator living and working in Denmark. She blogs at http://www.mardahl.dk/about/ On her blog, she shares some thoughts about technical communication, accessibility,...

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Podcast on Top 10 Lessons I Learned as a Technical Communicator

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:31:37 PDT

Last Wednesday, I was interviewed by Tom Johnson from Tech Writer Voices for a podcast on technical communication. He chose one of my published articles, "Top 10 Lessons I Learned as a Technical...

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Article on technical competence published in CIDM Information Management News

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:25:57 PST

One of my articles titled, "Technically Write" has been published in the January 2007 issue of CIDM Information Management News, Volume 7, Issue 1. This is a monthly e-newsletter from The Center for...

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Technically Write

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:58:09 PDT

Are you suffering from bouts of technophilia? Do you bend over backwards to understand technology? If you write daily about new or complex products, it seems highly improbable that you will not value...

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My Article in INTERCOM - Managing Conflicts within a Team of Writers

prabhakar.rahul@gmail.com (Rahul Prabhakar) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:01:18 PDT

What a great way to end the year! I take a lot of pride and honor to inform you that one of my articles titled, "Managing Conflicts within a Team of Writers" has been published in INTERCOM. Intercom...

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Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

Podcast on Top 10 Lessons I Learned as a Technical Communicator
Last Wednesday, I was interviewed by Tom Johnson from Tech Writer Voices for a podcast on technical communication. He chose one of my published articles, "Top 10 Lessons I Learned as a Technical Communicator" for the podcast. The podcast is posted on t

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Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST

The Meeting - Associated Content

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Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT

How to Be a Successful Technical Writer
An article written by me and published on About.com