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LavaCon 2011 is taking shape

December 30, 2010 techcommdood

Pre-registration for LavaCon 2011 has recently been announced, and a call for feedback on the program has also been issued. I absolutely love this approach! A sketch of the general idea of the conference with a request for fine-tuning by the very audience it’s intended for. Take a few minutes out of your day to visit [...]

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Technical Writing is a top career… Here’s why

December 29, 2010 techcommdood

Just posted about technical writing being a top career in 2011 and its prime value in context of a company’s global content strategy. GlobalScript blog: Technical Writing is a top career… Here’s why

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Shippin’ up to Boston… for the Gilbane Conference

November 17, 2010 techcommdood

The Gilbane Conference in Boston is less than two weeks away! If you haven’t heard of it or haven’t been, it’s a great event aimed at content management and content strategy. While there are in-depth sessions, the conference is ideal for strategic leaders who want to improve their processes, broaden their reach and reduce overall [...]

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Interested in LavaCon? Time is running out!

September 16, 2010 techcommdood

There’s less than a week to go until late registration pricing begins for LavaCon. If you are planning to go, register before September 22 to save $200 off the full conference rate, and $250 off the single day registration price! LavaCon 2.0 is in San Diego Sep 29–Oct 2. Choose from almost 60 sessions and [...]

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Is user experience merely a fad or buzzword?

September 8, 2010 techcommdood

An interesting conversation on the STC Management SIG‘s mailing list about what to name a department that does more than just technical writing has produced some interesting comments about user experience. Comments mainly indicate that the term isn’t understood enough to name a department after it. “If it weren’t so jargony, I’d go for the [...]

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STC’s Project Phoenix – The Rebirth and Renewal of STC

August 25, 2010 techcommdood

Before I begin this post, I’d like to take a moment to apologize to many of my regular readers, to Mike and to STC. I’d posted about this project yesterday and then quickly deleted the post after truly stepping back to look at it (my bad for not “allowing the ink to dry” before publishing), [...]

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Honored to be considered one of 25 techcomm MIBs

July 29, 2010 techcommdood

I’d like to take a moment to thank mindtouch and Mark Fidelman for even considering me in the evaluation and ranking of influential technical communication bloggers. I am honored with the distinction of being placed in the top 25. I’ll be following up at a point when I have a bit more time with a [...]

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Conflicting views of STC member value and a unified body of knowledge

March 29, 2010 techcommdood

This post plays off some of the feedback I’d received back when I wrote about what people want to get out of professional organization, and also plays off a rather energetic discussion that has grown into one about the STC body of knowledge in STC Ideas. It seems there is a strong divide over the [...]

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Putting names to faces at Tweetups

March 26, 2010 techcommdood

By now I’m sure most if not all people who will read this blog post are on Twitter, and many have likely attended a local Tweetup or planned to meet some of their friends and followers at a conference or trade show. The awkward part is that many times you have no idea what their [...]

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What people want out of their professional organizations

February 24, 2010 techcommdood

Earlier this week I asked the Twitterverse a very basic question: What do you want to get out of membership in a professional organization? I asked this of both the technical writing community and again generally to anyone/everyone. The responses were strikingly similar. People join professional organizations to network and engage with others in their [...]

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