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title: "Webinar Recording – Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies"
date: 2012-02-18
description: "Quick reference guides 1.0 Quick Reference Guides: The Poetry of Technical Writing 1.1 Quick Reference..."
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# Webinar Recording – Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies

1. [1.0 Quick Reference Guides: The Poetry of Technical Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/06/quick-reference-guides-the-poetry-of-technical-writing/)
2. [1.1 Quick Reference Guide Formats -- Tips for Finding Attractive Layouts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/12/31/quick-reference-guide-formats-tips-for-finding-attractive-layouts/)
3. [1.2 STC Presentation this Thursday: "Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Technical Documentation"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/25/stc-presentation-this-thursday-quick-reference-guides-short-and-sweet-technical-documentation/)
4. [1.3 Quick Reference Guides Right Where You Need Them](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/09/quick-reference-guides-right-where-you-need-them/)
5. [1.4 Quick Reference Guides: Short and Sweet Documentation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/10/quick-reference-guides-short-and-sweet-documentation/)
6. [1.5 Documentation Usability: A Few Things I've Learned from Watching Users](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/28/documentation-usability-a-few-things-ive-learned-from-watching-users/)
7. [1.6 Starting Points with Quick Reference Guides: Gathering Before Designing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/14/starting-points-gathering-before-designing/)
8. [1.7 Quick reference guide slides from the Transalpine Conference](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/13/quick-reference-guide-presentation-transalpine/)
9. 1.8 → Webinar Recording -- Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies
10. [1.9 Quick Reference Guide Gallery](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/09/09/quick-reference-guide-gallery/)

**Listen here:**

[Audio](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/ontariochapterpresentation/ontariochapterrecording.mp3)

[![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/apple_podcasts.png)](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id-rather-be-writing-podcast/id277365275) [![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/watchonyoutubeblack.png)](https://www.youtube.com/@idratherbewriting) [![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/spotify.png)](https://open.spotify.com/show/4HeOZfPGMMfViOhVS40QBD)

I recently gave a presentation to the Southwestern Ontario STC chapter called Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies. Here's a recording of the presentation:

- [Webinar recording](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/ontariochapterpresentation/ontariochapterv4.html)
- [Slides only](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/ontariochapterpresentation/10approachestofindability.pptx)

[![Findability webinar](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/findabilitywebinar.png)](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/ontariochapterpresentation/ontariochapterv4.html)