Northeast Ohio Society for Technical Communication
Are you active in your STC chapter? Have you held office or worked on a committee? Have you judged publications competitions, locally or internationally? Do you speak at chapter meetings? Or maybe you write articles for the chapter newsletter or for Intercom? You can be twice rewarded for your labors: first, by all of your … Continue reading…
New job? New industry? Moving? Wondering if you are fairly compensated? Those are some of the reasons webinar host Jim Bousquet notes could make the the STC Salary Database of interest to you. In looking at the database, consider that industry and geography matter greatly. For example, if the cost of living is high as … Continue reading…
Teachers, students, and anyone else interested in the study of literature, rhetoric, and composition should find The Two Cultures of English a good read. Author Jason Maxwell is a Clinical Assistant Professor of English at the University of Buffalo. He tackles in The Two Cultures of English the general topic of how today’s universities ask … Continue reading…
It’s amazing to me how fast the NEO STC calendar year is drawing to an end. We hope you’ve enjoyed the activities as much as I have enjoyed presiding over them as your president. As promised, we had some unique activities: from walking through a spooky corn maze, learning from a dozen or so Legos, … Continue reading…
Google Cloud director Peter Scocimara provided an intriguing, thought-provoking presentation on “The Fourth Industrial Revolution – Preparing for an AI World” at the April NEO STC monthly meeting. Scocimara intertwined cultural and societal ramifications with the sweeping changes that smart machines bring forth today. “60% of kids born today will do jobs that do not … Continue reading…
“For consistent contributions to the Northeast Ohio Chapter (NEO STC), unwavering loyalty to the Society and its members, and promoting the technical communication profession through teaching and writing.” These are the reasons why Lynn Nickels has achieved the rank of STC Associate Fellow as stated at https://www.stc.org/notebook/2019/03/18/introducing-the-2019-class-of-stc-fellows-and-associate-fellows/. Join us in sincerely congratulating wonderful Lynn on … Continue reading…
Have you watched a webinar through BrightTalk yet? They have hundreds of one-hour webinars available for you to watch on demand, and they are all free! You do need to register for a BrightTalk account to access the content, but it’s easy to manage your subscription and they don’t send spam emails. General topics on … Continue reading…
Many companies claim to be forward-thinking and innovative, but are they really? As we head into the fourth industrial revolution, developing a creative and innovative culture is necessary for a company to survive as we head into the fourth industrial revolution, and company culture starts with the leadership team. If the leadership team values and … Continue reading…
Associate Professor Kelly Webb Bronstrup’s engineering and engineering technology students are learning the value of how technical communication and engineering fields are intertwined by experiencing out of classroom educational real-world opportunities such as joining in on the Sr. Director, Cloud Support, Google Cloud’s Peter “SCOTCH” Scocimara’s webinar Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Fourth Industrial Revolution on … Continue reading…
This could be almost any engineer. Nothing could stop you once you had that fine engineering education, society kept telling you when you were a student. Then you began your first job, and it did not take long to learn those years of academic struggle left your engineering education incomplete, in fact with a gaping … Continue reading…
A gridiron MBA? Jim Tabaczynski is a marketing communication and public relations strategist who asks this question in relation to his book Hard Hitting Lessons. The book “lets you see how much you can learn about business from football” as explained at the Hard Hitting Lessons site. Tabaczynski is with JPT Group and goes on to say … Continue reading…
“Just right” were the words that came to mind when reviewing Exercises in Media Writing. As a companion to Dynamics of Media Writing, what we see in Exercises in Media Writing appears to be an effective mix of useful and interesting materials. With fourteen major areas of interest, Exercises in Media Writing covers a wide and appropriate array of topics including … Continue reading…
An avid boater, I’m not a fan of the months of January and February. The gray, cold days seem to limp like a damaged yacht heading back to port. You can see hope on the horizon but then the wind snaps you back to reality. But if there is a silver lining, it’s a good … Continue reading…
The 2019 STC Summit is in Denver this year, May 5-8. The full schedule is available here: https://summit.stc.org/schedule/. You can view it in a PDF grid, or as a list. There are 80+ sessions and 12 workshops, plus: Opening Keynote by Peter Morville, information architecture expert and co-author of the O’Reilly “Polar Bear” books: https://summit.stc.org/keynote-speaker/ … Continue reading…
Did you know that we have so much going on in one place, and it’s only for NEO STC members? Check out what’s inside: Job listings throughout all of Ohio! Be in the know! Chapter announcements Event announcements Registration links Event reminders Feed from STC’s Notebook blog Did you even know that STC has a … Continue reading…
Patrick Files, an Information Developer at Rockwell Automation, described how teamwork with SMEs and a survey produced improved HMTL search methods. Files, a NEO STC member who creates and maintains online help for software products at Rockwell, was the guest presenter at the February meeting, titled “Mining for Metadata with Survey Monkey”. After making the … Continue reading…
I had the pleasure of interviewing STC Vice President and Associate Fellow Ben Woelk for this piece. Thanks Ben! While talking to Ben, I saw one theme emerge: he enjoys a challenge. And that drives him in his work and personal life, from his membership on the STC Board of Directors to his hobby of … Continue reading…
“STC is an outstanding organization I wish I had known about years ago.” So said Paul Joseph who is currently an STC member and host of a recent NEO STC webinar on technical writing. Paul hosted the webinar in connection with his work as CEO of the International Writing Institute (IWI) and promotion of a … Continue reading…
Paul Joseph, CEO of the International Writing Institute, discussed different types of writing at our January 28 free mini-webinar. NEO STC held this free mini-webinar via Gotomeeting. All 150 tickets sold out. The event was open to STC members and non-members. The goal of the event was for those new or interested in the field … Continue reading…
Recently, Jennifer Yaros presented a mini-webinar on Tapping into the Creative Mind: The Science Behind Generating Ideas. Jennifer is the founder and Chief Creativity Officer at BrainSpark, a program that consults with businesses to help them foster creativity and innovation. In this mini-webinar, Jennifer explains the difference between creativity and art, saying “creativity is about … Continue reading…