Live Web Seminars

In addition to the STC Technical Communication Summit, the Society offers Web seminars. In a seminar, participants listen to the presenter over the phone (much like a conference call) while viewing presentation materials via the website.

This format provides easier access to materials for reference during the presentation, as well as a more intimate, "classroom" setting than the typical telephone seminar. Registrants are provided a toll-free number, a secure URL, and access to both the audio and online elements of the presentation.

Writing Across Genres: The Formulas and Technicalities of Writing Outside the Box

Lynn Nickels

Tuesday, 9 April | 10:00–11:00 AM EDT (GMT-4)

Learn how to use the Concept Chunking Super Template (CCST) to write across genres and write outside the box you’ve been writing in. This tool will show you how to see the commonalities between different styles of writing, allowing you to have the confidence to write outside your comfort zone!

Managing Your Documentation Projects with SharePoint

David Dick

Wednesday, 10 April | 1:00–2:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Have you ever asked, “I am a team of one, what can I do to more productive and efficient?” Even as a team of one, there’s a lot you can do with SharePoint to be more productive and efficient. That’s right, SharePoint—and you thought it was only a documentation repository. SharePoint can help you track tasks and due dates, track the assignment of documents for peer review, and track approvals, to name just a few things. This webinar assumes you have fundamental knowledge of SharePoint and a curiosity to make better use of it.

Content Management Using Open Source Tool, Alfresco

Bindu Nayar and Bhavana Mohanraj

Thursday, 11 April | 10:00–11:00 AM EDT (GMT-4)

Through this webinar the presenters will introduce Alfresco, which is an open-source content management system, and see how it simplifies some of the content management issues that technical communicators face.