Do you suspect that there are latent instructional talents untapped in your soul? Then sign up for You Are an Instructional Designer, presented by Keith Hopper on Tuesday, 3 April, from 9:00-10:00 PM EDT (GMT-4). As a technical communicator, you Read more
The Society for Technical Communication announced today a new endeavor to encourage companies and corporations to create technical communication that rhymes. “Rhyming makes everything so much easier to remember,” enthused one Board member. “What’s the first technical communication most of Read more
Looking for a 25-point Web usability checklist? The blog usereffect has you covered. Val Swisher of Content rules comments on the recent Intercom article by Jack Molisani and Scott Abel, “Tech Comm 2.0: Reinventing Our Relevance in the 2000s,” to Read more
She’s an actor, writer, columnist, and outlaw. Pam Sherman, also known as “The Suburban Outlaw,” will bring her irreverent and energetic take on leadership and success as keynote presenter for the annual Spectrum 2012 conference. The event, “Knowledge, Expertise, Leadership: Influence Read more
Topic-based authoring is the next new thing in technical communication. It lets you create and reuse content, reduces project schedules, and improves your workflow. If you are looking to move to a structured writing environment such as DITA, it’s the Read more
If it’s Thursday, it must be time for more recognition! Yes, that’s right—it’s Recognition Thursday! In past weeks we highlighted the new class of Fellows and Associate Fellows, the Ken Rainey Award, and the Jay R. Gould Award. Today we focus Read more
If you’ve been in technical communication for a few years, you may be ready to move on to the next rung in your career ladder. Maybe your employer wants you to evolve your position. Or perhaps you’d like a bit Read more
Welcome to another STC Spotlight, focusing on one of the many wonderful communities in STC. This edition goes to the western coast of the United States for East Bay, in California. Want your chapter or SIG in the Spotlight? Email Your Friendly Read more
Join David Dick on Thursday, 22 March, for Confessions of an IT Contractor from 4:00-5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) and look inside what it takes to be a contractor. Contractors are skilled professionals assigned to short-term and long-term assignments to client companies. Read more
Have you heard (or even said) the phrase, “If it’s on the Internet, it’s there to use”? If so, you might want to join Therese Harris for Copyright and the Internet: Free for the Taking?, presented on Wednesday, 21 March, Read more