Rolling through Roswell, NM, over Thanksgiving, I saw this ad for a local bank on a billboard: Lending Should Be Easy. We Make Sure It Is. The message contains a fundamental flaw. Can you see it? The message, which is Read more
It’s almost Christmas and, in the UK, that means it’s not long until the Doctor Who Christmas episode will be on TV. Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme that is today popular throughout the world. Since the show Read more
A different version of this blog post was published in the January 2013 issue of Corrigo, Newsletter of the Technical Editing SIG. I think editors are uniquely suited to be judges for the STC International Summit Awards (ISA). In many Read more
Guest post by Paul Mueller, 2014 Summit Program Advisory Committee Chair Deciding whether to attend the STC Summit can be a complex decision. Is the Summit worth your investment of time and money? How can you present a strong business Read more
I live in a highly multi-cultural neighborhood. As the year goes by, one can see home decorations going up that celebrate a variety of holidays. I know that the winter holidays are coming when I see the first Diwali lights going up around Read more
Leah Guren is the presenter of the highly popular TechComm 101 online course (as well as guest editor for the November/December Intercom, which is open to the public with a theme of TechComm 101). Starting on 9 January she’s teaching Read more
Guest post by Elizabeth Bailey, International Summit Awards Committee Entries Manager The Society for Technical Communication’s International Summit Awards (ISA) competition is accepting chapter or regional entries through 31 January 2014. To qualify, the entry must have been produced or Read more
Registration for the 2014 Technical Communication Summit, taking place 18-21 May in Phoenix, AZ, is now open! The Really Early Bird rate (available only to STC members) is just $835, but you must register by 15 January to get that rate. After that, the Read more
Cool! I picked up a short-term contract by networking at the @stcwvc holiday social last night. #networking @stc_org — Rachel Houghton (@rjhoughton) December 13, 2013 Note: This is the first of (hopefully) many tweets and social media shout-outs that we Read more
MadWorld 2014, the premier technical communication and content strategy conference for technical writers, documentation managers, and content strategists, returns to the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego 13-15 April 2014. MadCap’s annual learning conference features informative sessions from industry thought Read more