Keep It SimpleStreamline your documentation

to make it more effective

Scott NesbittPartner, DMN Communications

Keep it simple

Are we giving users the help they need, in the way they need it?

1.0 + 2.0 = 1.5?

Go minimal

Ditch the manual

Don't be afraid to cut

Start at the front

Think outside the ToC

Think in terms of topics

Docs as conversation,

literally

Write tightly

Sometimes, more is better

People are looking for advanced tips and tricks. They're not looking for the basics. They're looking for things that will give them more of an edge. ­ Tim O'Reilly

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