by Stephen Gauer | Oct 7, 2016 | Tools
Flare gives you several basic tools for grouping links to related topics. The most time-consuming method is manual — you create a Related Topics list of hyperlinks at the bottom of each topic page. To do this, type the heading, “Related topics”, then type each topic...
by Stephen Gauer | Oct 1, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events
In the digital age how private are your parts? This is the provocative question addressed by privacy expert Cindy Oxenbury at our October 15th speaker’s event. Privacy issues are in the news every day, from police using privacy legislation to avoid releasing...
by Stephen Gauer | Sep 12, 2016 | Techniques
There’s an interesting tension in technical writing between knowing and not knowing. Tom Johnson, who blogs at www.idratherbewriting.com, tackled this question in an article on learner perspective. This is my take on the question of how much tech writers need to know...
by Stephen Gauer | Sep 7, 2016 | Announcements, Recent Events
About This Collaboration Meeting This is an all-hands meeting to discuss upcoming events, welcome all volunteers, and review the work that needs to be done to keep our chapter moving forward in serving our community of writers. If you want to out what’s happening,...
by Stephen Gauer | Aug 29, 2016 | Chapter
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) Canada West Coast chapter is offering full reimbursement of the $75 (US) annual STC student membership fee for up to 20 post-secondary students in British Columbia. To be eligible, students must provide proof of current...
