I’m a sucker for headlines with numbers in them—you know, like “Five Reasons the iPad will Take Over the World” or ‘The 10 Phoniest Movie Monsters of All Time.” So I read with interest “Seven Marketable Skills that Most Technical Writers Have,” by Laura Spencer, on the blog ihearttechnicalwriting.com. To summarize, her list is: InterviewContinue reading “Marketable skills”
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KSA Workshop, October 9-10, 2010
I posted a report on the KSA workshop on the Certification Committee’s blog at at MySTC.STC.org. Check it out!
A new source for STC certification news
STC is beta-testing a new community networking site, MySTC.STC.org. The Certification Committee is participating in the beta test, and we have started a group there. So far, so good… It has blogs, forums (which I think can be opened up to the world), and a listserv we will use for committee correspondence. We hope theContinue reading “A new source for STC certification news”
A back-to-school list: un-rules of grammar
Jan Freeman, who blogs about language at Throw Grammar from the Train, lists here ten picky rules of grammar that are wrong. Oh, dear! I think I believe(d) all these rules 8^( How about you?
What will certification do for me?
In speaking with people since the Summit about certification, I’ve been asked many variations on the question “what’s in it for me?” It’s a natural question that must have a good answer, but there’s more than one way to look at it.
Steve’s upcoming speaking engagements
[Updated 2010-08-25] So far I’ve talked about certification at the New York metro chapter, in June. I have a few more engagements lined up, some in person and some virtual: On Thursday evening, August 19 I will be speaking at the Carolina chapter in Morrisville, North Carolina on certification. This trip and the meeting venueContinue reading “Steve’s upcoming speaking engagements”
California Tech Writers win overtime settlement, and why it may be bad news
In 2006, a technical writer filed a wage and hour lawsuit against Sun Microsystems, alleging that the company violated California labor law by not paying overtime. Well, a judge has given preliminary approval to a $5 million settlement in the case, which grew to a class action with 152 plaintiffs. I have mixed feelings aboutContinue reading “California Tech Writers win overtime settlement, and why it may be bad news”
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