Category Archives: STC

13 Presenters Confirmed for the 2010 STC TechComm Summit

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

You can book your place now for The Technical Communication Summit. It runs from 2–5 May 2010 in good ol’ Dallas, Texas. Janet Swisher and Larry Kunz are among those I know presenting. Looks like a great lineup! Continue reading →

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Technical Writing News Jan 20 – Jumping Sharks, DITA, and Link Journalism

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ivan Walsh

This week’s technical writing news is thin on product news but has lotsa nice goodies. Janet Swisher on how everybody wins, Ellis on wikis for technical documents, Larry’s DITA jumps sharks, Techsmith integrate Jing (video capture app) into Facebook, Gordon … Continue reading →

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Technical Writing News Nov 13th

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Ivan

This week’s technical writing news includes RoboScreenCapture, a FrameMaker screenshot app, Twitter 101 for Technical Communicators, the New Help System in Visual Studio 2010, List of the Top Open Source technical writers on the Web, feedback on STC’s Dues Increases, … Continue reading →

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Society of Technical Communications tries to define Technical Communicator and Fails

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Ivan

Image via Wikipedia This week the much-maligned STC tries to define what it means to be a technical communicator. Actually the STC are at pains to point out that the “thoughts expressed in this post are not the official opinion … Continue reading →

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Technical Writing News – Nov 6th

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Ivan

New technical writing screencasts, Madcap win an award, and the Intercom editorial calendar is finally announced. What more could you want? Here is a quick roundup of this week’s technical writing news.

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STC Increase Fees: Is the STC still value for money?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Ivan

Sarah O’Keefe (Scriptorium) discusses STC’s new dues structure: Dues are going up; Printed publications are no longer included in basic dues; No chapter or SIG membership are included in the basic dues. She adds that while reaction is largely negative, … Continue reading →

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Why the STC offers Technical Writers Value for Money!

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Ivan

Image via Wikipedia The STC recently increased its annual subscription rates to over $200 prompting howls of protest for technical writers. In response to this, it has come out and defended its position by justifying the price increases. Here’s my … Continue reading →

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STC Adopts New Pay-As-You-Go Pricing Structure

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Ivan

Cindy Curry, the STC President, explains how the new STC pricing structure works. STC spends, on average, just under $250 to provide services to a member, yet dues rates have been well below that amount. She adds that “for several … Continue reading →

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Should I Join the STC? Is it Worth the Money?

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Ivan

Ben Minson makes some interesting points about the role of the STC (Society for Technical Communication) and the value it offers to its members. As an ‘outsider’ looking in, I have to confess to finding the STC a rather odd … Continue reading →

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How to Get Out of Technical Writing and into Better Paid Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Ivan

Many IT professionals, technical writers included, have seen their salaries frozen or reduced over the past 18 months. Contractors are suffering the same fate as short-term projects dry up. However, several of my colleagues have managed to move out of … Continue reading →

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Top 50 Technical Writers on the Web

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Ivan

I’ve made a list of the top 50 technical writers with a web presence. Some of these you might know, such as Darren Barefoot and Tom Johnson. I have also added some other writers from India, Russia and Israel to reach out to a wider audience. I’m sure there are others that I’ve missed. Let me know and I’ll update the list. Continue reading →

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