STC offers a collection of archived seminars free to members as part of your annual membership package! This member benefit debuted in 2011 with 38 free archived seminars, with more to be added each year. There are currently over 70 on-demand archived seminars available.

STC members said they wanted more educational offerings, and these archived seminars provide that! The seminars are on a wide variety of topics from some of the top presenters in technical communication. Review the full listing available below.

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List of Free Archived Seminars

10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design, presented by Whitney Hess
11 Real World Insights for Template Based Writing, presented by Saul Carliner
Advancing Web Accessibility, presented by Shawn Henry
Architecting User Assistance for Reuse, presented by Michael Hughes
Beyond the Bleeding Edge, presented by Neil Perlin
Building an Empire from the Grassroots Up, presented by Lisa Dyer, Janet Swisher
Building Visual Explanations: Practical Advice for Writers, presented by Don Moyer
Change Management 101, presented by Ant Davey
Chinese Website Usability Study, presented by Carol Barnum, Yina Li
Climbing the Levels of Collaboration, presented by Anne Gentle
Collaborating Around the World, presented by Kirsty Taylor
Content Management as a Practice, presented by Pamela Kostur
Content Management Technology Diffusion and Adoption Challenges, presented by Rebekka Andersen
Content Strategies: the Content Lifecycle, presented by Rahel Bailie
Creating Visual Help and Training Using Adobe Captivate, presented by Neil Perlin
Designing for People Who Do Not Read Easily, presented by Caroline Jarrett, Whitney Quesenbery
Developing a Structured Content Strategy, presented by Ann Rockley
DITA + Wiki = The Open-Source DITA2Wiki Project, presented by Lisa Dyer
Documentation & EU Regulations: Stay (or Get) Legal, presented by Chris Durban
Documentation Delivery System Alternatives, presented by Tharon Howard, Alicia Hatter
Essential UX Skills for Technical Communicators, presented by Will Sansbury, Rachel Peters, Yina Li
Evangelizing Yourself, presented by Whitney Hess
Flower Power: Daisy Wiki-based Content and Translation Management, presented by Steven Lungren, Richard Lowe, Peter Dykstra
From Sketching to Code: Jump-Starting the Interaction Design Process, presented by Christopher Fahey
Fundamentals of Strategic Planning, presented by Alexandra Piacenza
Getting Your Documentation Project Off the Ground Running, presented by Nicky Bleiel
He Said, She Said: Mergers, Acquisitions, and You, presented by Jean-Luc Mazet
How Communication Works, presented by Ant Davey
How is Technical Training Different?, presented by Bettina Davis
How People Judge Static and Animated Software Instructions, presented by Jose de Souza
How to Run a Successful DITA Pilot Project, presented by Mark Wallis
How to Write Contracts/Letters of Agreement, presented by Jack Molisani
Improving Product Design Through Usability Evaluation, presented by Scott Butler
Information Architecture and Interaction Design in Museum Environments, presented by Julian Jackson
Introduction to XSL Transforms, presented by Dave Gash
Label Placement and Other Time-Consuming Forms Controversies, presented by Caroline Jarrett
Learn What the Academics Already Know, presented by Phylise Banner
Measuring Productivity, presented by Pam Swanwick
Moving Unstructured Content to Structured Content, presented by Bernard Aschwanden
Our Future Role: Knowledge Integration, presented by Tristan Bishop
Process Re-engineering for Topic-Based Authoring, presented by Rob Hanna
Quality, Price, Schedule: Choosing the Right Localization Service, presented by Jean-Luc Mazet
Read the Research. Don't Just Make it Up!, presented by Susan Becker
Revealing Design Treasures from the Amazon, presented by Jared Spool
Scenario-Driven Information Architecture, presented by Alyson Riley
Selling Usability in(to) Organizations, presented by Daniel Szuc
Seven Habits of Highly Successful Technical Communicators, presented by Bernard Aschwanden, Rob Frankland, Rob Hanna, Lisa Swallow
Single Sourcing Sans a CMS, presented by Patrick Quinlan, Ben Colborn
Sketching User Experiences with the Design Studio Method, presented by Brian Sullivan
Starting and Building a Freelance Business, presented by Katherine Nagel, Ruth Thaler-Carter
Strategies for Efficiently Creating Screen Captures, presented by Adam Jones
Strategies for Successful eLearning Project Management, presented by Mark Steiner
Strategies for the Social Web for Documentation, presented by Anne Gentle
Structure 2.0, presented by Tristan Bishop
Taking Tech Comm into K-12 Schools, presented by Marjorie Davis
Ten Tips for Tastier Tasks, presented by Leah Guren
Testing Content Strategy: What Works, What Doesn't, presented by Colleen Jones, Kevin O'Connor
That's a Good Question!, presented by Elizabeth Frick
The Art of Questioning, presented by Rich Maggiani
The Future of Technical Communication: Remix, presented by Barbara Giammona
The Green Communicator: Eco-Friendly Practices for the Small Business Office, presented by Roger Munger
The New Face of Documentation, presented by Rahel Bailie
The Path to Implementing Content Strategy, presented by Julian Murfitt
There's No Semantic Web without Content and Data, presented by Rachel Lovinger
Training Writers Building a Local Workforce, presented by Patti Blake, Connie Twynham
Transitioning Web-Based Information to WCAG 2.0, presented by Linda Roberts
Understanding and Evaluating Component Content Management Systems, presented by Mary Laplante
Understanding Users through Ethnography and Modeling, presented by Jim Jarrett
Using Stories for More Effective Usability, presented by Whitney Quesenbery
Using Wikis to Enhance Training Development and Delivery, presented by Janice Critchlow, Judy Hall
What Tech Docs Can Learn From The Comics, presented by Alan Porter
WinHelp, WebHelp, AIR ... Help!, presented by Neil Perlin
Writing and Testing for Universal Usability, presented by Janice (Ginny) Redish, Randolph Bias, Sheng-Cheng Huang