by Heather Sommerville | Feb 24, 2018 | Tech Comm Café
The next Tech Comm Café in the Vancouver area will meet on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin (at) stcwestcoast.ca. Location: Allegro Café, Whole Foods Market, 510 West 8th Avenue at Cambie, Vancouver. The...
by Heather Sommerville | Feb 19, 2018 | Career, Techniques
Why hire a technical writer? In any business, a technical writer can enhance your communications, both printed and online, and make sure that they reflect your best thinking and best practices. A skilled technical writer understands audience, both internal and...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 31, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
This month’s meeting started with a work-related dilemma: how do you convince busy team leaders to delegate work? Some say it’s easier to do everything themselves. They know the work will be done right and on time, and they don’t have to take time out of their busy...
by Heather Sommerville | Oct 1, 2017 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Our first online Tech Comm Café was a great success. The Vancouver-area and Vancouver Island groups, separated by 110 kilometres and the Strait of Georgia, met jointly online on Sept. 13. We had an excellent turnout and a lively discussion that extended half an hour...
by Heather Sommerville | Aug 16, 2017 | Announcements, Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Everyone at the June meeting had several years of technical writing experience and was working full-time, so instead of discussing topics of interest to newcomers, such as writing classes and job-hunting, we focused on work questions (and vented a little, in a polite...
