I was very impressed by Ellis Pratt’s presentation at the 2012 STC Summit, “What Should Technical Communicators Do When Products ‘Just Work’?” (If you missed it, and you didn’t purchase Summit@aClick, he’s repeating it as an STC-sponsored webinar on July 10.) He identifies a product trend away from “big and scary and likely to break”Continue reading “New Models for Technical Communication”
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STC Summit 2012: The certification perspective
Ever since last year, when we announced that the STC certification program was “open for business,” I have been thinking of this year’s Summit. My goal was to step up to the podium at the opening general session and announce the first Certified Professional Technical Communicators™. It motivated me through a year of committee meetings,Continue reading “STC Summit 2012: The certification perspective”
Transcript of my TECHWR-L interview
Over at TECHWR-L, proprieters Connie and Al interviewed me about certification after last October’s thread on that venerable forum. They’ve now posted a transcript of the interview, which you can read at http://techwhirl.com/business/interviews/the-stc-certification-program-revisiting-the-debate/
Certification at the STC Summit
Want to hear first-hand how certification is going? Interested in applying yourself? Come to the STC Summit in Rosemont, IL, just outside of Chicago. I will be reporting on certification and offering a workshop for applicants. Come and visit members of the Certification Commission at our booth in the exhibit hall!
Volunteers wanted for Certification website
Many hands make light work! As we build and provide content for the Certification Commission’s website, we need people with experience in Drupal website development. We could also use someone with experience designing PDF forms. If you can contribute some time to the effort, please contact me. Thanks in advance!
Beta testers wanted for Certification Commission website
The STC Certification Commission is working on a website, and could use some beta testers. I’m not talking about beta-testing certification itself, but the website that provides information about certification and from which applicants can apply. If you’re interested in helping out with beta testing, or if you’re interested in volunteering to help build outContinue reading “Beta testers wanted for Certification Commission website”
Passwords and humanism
Anyone with an active Web life has a lot of online accounts. I have over 100! Most are trivial, but some involve credit-card information, and a few are critical in my life. Keeping track of them has gradually become an issue, and the potential damage of getting hacked grows. For the new year, when IContinue reading “Passwords and humanism”
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