Join Carsten Brennecke on Wednesday, 5 March, for the live Web seminar DITA-Based Documentation for Complex Software Products, from 1:00-2:00 PM EST (GMT-5). This webinar describes the challenges of providing documentation for broad software portfolios with heavy reuse of software Read more
The 2014 STC election starts a week from today on Monday, 10 March. Are you prepared? Do you know the candidates and their views on the future of STC and technical communication? Visit the STC election website for more information Read more
Whether you are an in-house employee, a freelancer, or run your own business, you need to manage your career. But most of us are so busy doing our jobs that we don’t take the time to develop a long-term strategy, Read more
The February issue of Intercom, guest edited by Karen Schriver, is now online. This issue’s theme is Plain Writing and Information Design. “It is an absolute honor to have Karen Schriver guest edit this special issue of Intercom on plain Read more
Thanks once more to the chapter and SIG leaders for filling Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger in on what’s going on in their neighborhoods. Click the Community Events tab above to see the full listing, in chronological order and with links Read more
Today’s blog post is the second in a series of “guest interviews” conducted by Summit Conference Chair Chris Hester (see the first one with Stuart Bender here). Chris will be speaking with many of the presenters scheduled for the Summit Read more
Each of the candidates for the upcoming STC election were invited to submit a blog post to STC’s Notebook in support of their candidacy. Below is the post submitted by Donn DeBoard, candidate for Nominating Committee. Click on his name Read more
The one thing every tech writer hears early in a career is, “Avoid jargon in your writing.” Sage advice. But what is “jargon” really? I did some research. The best definition that I’ve found comes from the Writing Center at Read more
Thanks to a partnership between the two organizations, STC members can get the member rate to the upcoming Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) conference, 2-6 April in Baltimore, MD. Their early-bird deadline is Saturday, 1 March, so check it out today. Read more
Jonathon Colman, content strategist at Facebook! For over 15 years, Jonathon Colman has helped people and organizations build, find, and use the best stuff on the Web. As a member of the Content Strategy team at Facebook, Jonathon works with Read more