What do technical communication, science, and M*A*S*H have in common? They’re all a part of Alan Alda’s Third Annual Flame Challenge, encouraging scientists to learn how to explain complex concepts “in ways that would interest and enlighten an 11-year-old,” according Read more
Guest post from IEEE 2014 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC 2014) Meeting Grounds: Lifelong Learning, from Classroom to Workplace 13-15 October 2014 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, United States Please join us for our next annual IEEE International Professional Read more
Taking the wrong road can be dangerous. If you go too far without making sure you are in the right direction, you might end up somewhere that can be harmful to your organization, your team, or even to yourself. You Read more
Guest post by the Philadelphia Metro Chapter The deadline for the Call for Proposals for the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Technical Communication Conference has been extended to Friday, 20 December. The conference is hosted by the STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter and will be Read more
When the Great Recession hit several years ago, Judith Shenouda had the gift of time to think about ways to transition from a schedule filled with writing and editing publications, managing projects, and keeping a business humming along to a Read more
As an experiment, at the end of July 2013, we released a free beginner’s guide to DITA in graphic novel (or comic) form. In the four months since then, and with little promotion by us, over 600 people have downloaded it. Read more
I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book, Business Matters: A Freelancer’s Guide to Business Success in Any Economy by XML Press. If you want to become a freelancer or an independent contractor or are new to Read more
NASA has always had a strong brand and a very distinct corporate goal. And let’s face it, going to outer space is just plain cool. So while they’ve had lots of fans (and their share of detractors), it is only Read more
Covers don’t matter, until they do. We just released three books with three completely different covers and three different stories. Each had different challenges, and each had a new lesson. The easy one The first was easy. We continued a Read more
JustSystems and Vasont Systems bring you a free, members-only, sponsored webinar on Friday, 6 December, from 1:00-2:00 PM EST (GMT-4). Join om Magliery, XML Technology Specialist, JustSystems, and Suzanne Mescan, VP of Marketing, Vasont Systems for Orchestrate Your Technical Communication Read more