Events

Professional Technical Writer Skills for Improving your Work Process

Free

Today’s tools should help you publish better, faster, and smarter. Do you find that you are frustrated trying to manage the “day-to-day” because it’s all meetings? Left with no time to organize notes, this is the webinar for you. Trying to improve how you interact with SMEs and others? Looking to work smarter through the tsunami of data and find what you need to get the job done? Learn tips and best practices to streamline your work processes by collecting the notes you need in one place, organizing your thoughts, and managing the day-to-day work tasks.

At 2:00 PM

STC Roundtable Webinar: User Context & Prediction

Free

Your users are NOT all created equal; why should they get the same content? In this webinar we look at some examples of user context, examine the relationship between information and user context, and how current research on context and prediction may be used to drive future technologies.

At 11:00 AM

Speed Editing: Doing the Most Good with the Least Time and Support!

Free

Change is an unavoidable part of life. But change is hard, and it makes us uncomfortable even when we welcome it. As technical communicators, embracing change and making it part of our professional growth journey is the key to staying relevant. Join us for this webinar to learn how to assess the communication-related dimensions of going through change, and how to apply specific techniques to adjust your communication content and style to stay on top of your game.

At 1:00 PM

Expanding Your Toolbox to Make Yourself a More Productive Editor

Free

Anyone writing, editing, or managing any type of communications for a living is feeling the crunch. There is less time to create, review, and edit; more types and formats of content; and an increasing number of applications, software, and systems. Become a more productive editor by learning how to better use the most ubiquitous office software, Microsoft Word, and by addressing a multitude of modern dilemmas with a relatively old-school hack, an editing checklist. The session will show how to make an Editing Tools tab in Word, customize the Spell Check to work harder for you, and automate some editing tasks using find and replace with wild cards and simple macros.

At 2:00 PM

No Money, No Design Skills, No Problem

Free

We are living in an “at a glance” society. People want to learn as fast as possible. Infographics, when done correctly, are one of the fastest ways to improve understanding, recollection and adoption. Get the latest tools and techniques to make professional infographics quickly with little to no money. No design skill needed. All participants get free tools which include 1,800 icons and symbols as well as the popular Graphic Cheat Sheet. Join Mike for this high-energy, enlightening event and improve your success rate with clear, compelling graphics.

At 2:00 PM

Contact

Society for Technical Communication
11110 Sunset Hills Road | Reston, VA 20195
Email: Info@stc.org
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