From our early childhood play, we learned trust and collaboration skills. Projects, such as single-source, content sharing, and XML authoring, require broad departmental process changes and stretch these skills. How much you’re willing to explore new ways of establishing trust Read more
Kai’s Tech Writing Blog compares technical communication to … desert hiking. TechWhirl discusses effective networking with Twitter, including a listing of some suggested accounts to follow when you’re just getting started with Twitter. The Plain Writing Act went into effect Read more
Nominations for Associate Fellow and applications for Fellow are both due on Monday, 17 October. Remember, beginning this year members may nominate themselves for Associate Fellow. Please see the Associate Fellow and Fellow Guidelines on the STC website for details. The Read more
As a technical communicator, you should be on top of current trends, especially those that have made real impacts on your culture, like social media and social networking. You should be able to know it, own it, and make it Read more
We often hear that it is critical that we speak the language of our executives, focusing on the dollars and cents of the projects that we engage in. Pair that goal with the fact that technical communication is often under-valued Read more
Intentional Design talks about the subtle differences between copy and content. Larry Kunz talks about growing up in a world with Sputnik and The Jetsons, and how that resulted in a giddiness toward technology. Copyblogger looks to Firefly for help Read more
Join STC and host/moderator Saul Carliner for the virtual conference Applying Research in Practice on Wednesday, 9 November, from 10:30 AM-4:00 PM EST (GMT-5). This unique, day-long, online event will summarize recent research in areas that are of interest to Read more
As those who submitted a proposal no doubt noticed, the tracks for the 2012 Technical Communication Summit have been updated. A few members have asked about the updates. Paul Mueller, conference manager, sent in an explanation for the changes. Here’s Paul: Each year, Read more
Below is the Note from the Editor for the September/October issue of Intercom, with a theme centered on new media. This issue has a special guest editor, Dr. Rich Rice of Texas Tech University, so there’s a short introduction from Liz Pohland and a longer 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