Posted on behalf of STC President Hillary Hart Now that the STC Elections are over, I want to congratulate the winners and thank all the candidates. The robust campaigns you ran strengthen STC as an organization and as a nexus Read more
High Reliability Organizations (HROs) are organizations that are able to perform at maximum capacity in situations and environments where there is extreme potential for error and disaster. Examples of HROs are the fire service, the police, the military, hospital emergency Read more
The STC Carolina Chapter is offering a free webinar on 19 April titled “Ten Techniques for Increasing Interactivity in Training,” presented by Joel Gendelman of Future Technologies. The techniques described in this program would also be useful in presentations such as those Read more
Now more than ever, technical communicators must find ways to recession-proof jobs and careers, use scarce resources strategically, and find new ways to demonstrate business-critical value-add. At the same time, you must maintain your role as end-user advocates by identifying Read more
Technical communication may be on the brink of a cultural shift from one-sided, didactic, expert-driven user documentation to utilizing user-generated content, collaborative communication, and the power of communities. Get ahead of of the curve with the live Web seminar Social Read more
Guest post from STC Rochester Writing the Next Chapter: Always Innovating, Always Adapting Are you a new or seasoned leader? Are you interested in gaining leadership skills and applying them to your organization? Are you uncertain about how to face Read more
STC is pleased to announce the results of its 2012 election. Voting concluded at 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on 30 March. Of 5,015 eligible voters, 787 (15.69%) cast ballots. Congratulations to the winners, and a special thanks to all candidates Read more
The writing practices we learned in school are not the only way to write, and they may not be the best way for most people. Learn how your writing style and your personality interact, with Andrea Wenger and the live 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 where provided, or see Read more
The STC Board of Directors recently sent a letter to Representative Bruce L. Braley of the United States Congress, author of the proposed Plain Regulations Act of 2012 (HR 3786), thanking him for the introduction of the Act and expressing Read more