Many communities take a bit of a break during their summer months, but there are still a few events in July. See below the jump for a full listing of submitted events or click on the Community Events tab. The link Read more
Brain Traffic follows up on a long-ago post with the second part of The Value of Content. Feedback is important; Lisa Petrilli presents eight ways to make sure it’s constructive. Writing Assistance asks, “Can technical writing be creative?” Kai’s Tech Read more
Starting with last month’s issue, we’re posting Intercom editor Liz Pohland’s Note from the Editor here on STC’s Notebook. Special note for the June issue: Publication was delayed due to problems with the member log-in procedure. Because of that, the June Read more
Two communities and members of the STC staff recently were named winners in APEX 2011, The Twenty-Third Annual Awards for Publication Excellence. APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communication excellence. 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
Eating Elephant tells you how to build a content strategy methodology “in several thousand easy steps.” Ivan Walsh guests on I’d Rather Be Writing to talk about his time as a technical writer in China, with a general overview of Read more
Several weeks after the STC Summit, I can finally see it with a more balanced perspective … perhaps. I am not yet over the gravity of being formally “installed” as president of STC, or the excitement of taking the stage Read more
STC Carolina is opening up their June monthly meeting for free to all interested attendees; this meeting is available both in person and online on Thursday, 23 June at 6:00 PM EDT (GMT-4). Highlighting the meeting is the presentation by Read more
More and more companies are leaning towards corporate transparency as a way of doing business—or at least they should be. With the advent of social media, clients demand a one-to-one interaction with companies more than ever before, and the job Read more
Johnny Holland magazine explores the different learning styles and how that affects the cognitive side of content. Larry Kunz takes a look at infographics and if they really communicate. The Content Wrangler shares his latest presentation slide deck from the Read more