Today we start our build toward the Honors Banquet at the 2014 Technical Communication Summit. STC (and technical communication’s) best and brightest are celebrated at the Honor’s Banquet as part of the Summit. Here on STC’s Notebook, we’ll be highlighting Read more
We’re seeing more changes in technical communication today than at any time in memory. We’re living in the future that we talked about just a few years ago. Explore the landscape of the new world of technical communication, and discover Read more
As a publisher, we receive a fair number of book proposals, and frankly, most of them are pretty bad. They range from proposals for books that are clearly outside our niche to proposals that look like they were dashed off Read more
Without a “stupid little checklist”* I launched a webinar without reducing my screen resolution, and participants could only see half of my screen. Later that week, I sent an invoice with a mistake in it, because I didn’t have a Read more
Clarissa Peterson is a UX designer and developer, specializing in building responsive websites and training organizations in responsive design workflow. Clarissa frequently speaks on responsive design and mobile content strategy. She is also the author of Learning Responsive Web Design, Read more
Topic: Providing and Marketing High-Value Programs and Events Speaker: Marilyn Woelk Date: Tuesday, 29 April Time: 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) How do you provide superior programs and events that attract attendees, that are relevant and interesting while remaining cost effective, and that provide attendees with value? Marilyn Woelk will share her Read more
Today we introduce a new guest blogger, Geoff Hart. Geoff is a veteran of many conferences, including a number of STC Summits. We’ll be publishing a weekly post from him on Surviving the Summit: tips on how to get the Read more
One of the least-understood aspects of Web accessibility is how to make information understandable to a diverse audience, including people who don’t read well, have cognitive disabilities, are reading in a second language, or who are accessing the information non-visually. Read more
Alisa’s professional experience can be summarized in four words: she clarifies complex ideas. She speaks to audiences in a voice that they understand, and delivers projects on time and on budget. While she has been working independently since 2006, her Read more
Last week, CNN reported a story about a 14-year-old who calculated that US government agencies could save $467 million per year—simply by selecting a different typeface! Incredible, isn’t it? Usually, cost-cutting measures involve using less paper, but this young prodigy Read more