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Chapter welcomes five student membership award winners for 2024
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada West Coast chapter is pleased to announce we have given out five STC student memberships for January 2024. Four students are currently enrolled at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and one at...
STC Canada West Coast offers free student memberships for 2024
The STC Canada West Coast chapter awards STC student memberships annually. Successful applicants receive a one-year STC student membership, valued at US$80.00. To be eligible, students must provide proof of current enrollment in an approved post-secondary technical,...
Preparing for the CPTC Foundation Level Exam
The Society for Technical Communication offers several levels of professional certification for technical communicators, beginning with the Foundation level. Are you thinking of writing the CPTC Foundation Level exam? You should! Does the thought of writing the exam...
Finding Work webinar series: Portfolios and résumés
The first webinar in our Finding Work series took place on Wednesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. Pacific time. Lyndsey Steffler and Chris Powell discussed how to create effective portfolios and résumés. Topics include: How to set objectives, catch the reader's attention, and...
Finding Work Webinar Series: Introverts and Leadership: Best Practices for Excelling in the Workplace
Management literature sometimes overly focuses on extroverted leaders, but introverts are equally successful at providing guidance, mentorship, decision-making, and networking. Introverted leaders, about 40% of leaders/executives, possess strengths and abilities that...
Tools Webinar: Creating Instructional Videos
As the first in a series of Tools webinars, we are presenting Creating Instructional Videos with an emphasis on using TechSmith Camtasia and other video creation tools. Why use instructional videos: Many companies use videos to inform customers about products and...
Chapter welcomes two student membership award winners in 2023
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada West Coast chapter is pleased to announce the award of two STC student memberships in January 2023. Both students are currently enrolled at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, in Burnaby. Congratulations...
Webinar report: Building a portfolio
On February 15, 2022, technical writer and Mount Royal University instructor Lyndsay Steffler outlined what a portfolio is, pieces to include, portfolio types, and format options. Composed of a collection of “artifacts” that demonstrate skills and experience, a...
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