Kickstart Your Summit Experience with Preconference Courses

The Summit is three days packed with education and networking, but what if you want more? The 65th annual Technical Communication  Summit & Expo offers several preconference workshops that are either half or full day on Sunday, 20 May. Additional rates apply for these sessions. You may register for these when you complete your full conference registration, but if you're already registered for the Summit, you can log back in to your account to add a preconference session, or email summit@stc.org a completed registration form. Below are the current preconference sessions available:  

Full Day Workshops
Sunday, 20 May
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
1. Add UX Methodologies to Your Portfolio, Michelle Gardner
2. Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Evaluation is a Valuable Invention for Decision Making! Jennifer Goode
3. Science-Based Page Design for Technical Communicators, Tina M. Kister

Half Day Workshops: Morning
Sunday, 20 May
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
4. Your Future in Management, Jessica Kreger
5. Technological Adaptability: Building a Technology-Rich Portfolio, Melonie McMichael

Half Day Workshops: Afternoon
Sunday, 20 May
1:00 – 4:30 PM
6. Topic-based and Structured Authoring: Keeping It Simple, Neil Perlin
7. Temperament-based Strategies for Excelling in the Workplace, Ben Woelk

There will also be a CPTC Prep Course and Exam held in conjunction with the Summit. 
Saturday, 19 May: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Sunday, 20 May: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Alan Houser, Consultant/Trainer, Group Wellesley, Inc.