by Joel Basart | Aug 27, 2021 | Announcements
We’ve all been there! Your new documentation may be terrific, but you still have endless pages of old legacy content that needs updating. It is heavy, verbose, and unusable. You know what you need to do to improve it, but how do you get started? Your challenge...
by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Aug 26, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
At the August 18 meeting we discussed how to manage some risks and maximize the rewards that come with technical writing jobs, with ideas from both technical communication professionals and students. We exchanged ideas about what to include in a portfolio, which can...
by Ruth-Anne Klassen | Aug 2, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The July 21 Tech Comm Café discussed interesting topics for aspiring technical communicators. In attendance were technical writing students, a technical writing business owner, a college English teacher who is also studying for a technical writing certificate, and...
by Beth Haggerty | Jul 1, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
Although a small gathering, it made for relaxed conversation, and after personal introductions the group was delighted to welcome a technical writing student from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, attending the Café for the first time. Despite the stereotype...
by Heather Sommerville | May 26, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
The May meeting welcomed an assortment of contractors, employees, and students, including a writer from two time zones away. After brief introductions came a reminder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day , which focuses on digital access for a billion people with...
by Joel Basart | May 25, 2021 | Announcements, Recent Events
The STC Summit 2021 is again virtual this year on June 5-9. This exciting event includes workshops, product knowledge, and over 90 educational sessions categorized into tracks. It has an Expo hall showcasing companies involved with the world of technical...
by Joy Schiffner | Apr 30, 2021 | Recent Events, Tech Comm Café
We had another great turnout for the Tech Comm Café this month, hosted on Zoom. After the usual round of introductions, talk turned to jobs and résumés. One member commented on a recent job posting for a technical writer, which asked applicants to submit a cover...
by Ulysses Aganon | Apr 26, 2021 | Spotlights
This spotlight article features Brandon David, a software developer and programmer writer with experience in API writing, source documentation, and documentation engineering. How did you get into API writing? With a toddler at home and a baby on the way, I was looking...
by Ulysses Aganon | Apr 1, 2021 | Spotlights
This spotlight article features Alison Edwards, a grant writer and the founder of Edwards Technical Writing, a technical writing business that specializes in grant proposals, business proposals, business plans, scientific writing, and much more. What was your path to...
by Joel Basart | Mar 23, 2021 | Recent Events, Techniques, Tools
We all need to learn new skills throughout our lives, but you may not be absorbing information as fast or as effectively as you could be. How do you become a faster learner? Here’s a tip: take notes by hand! Studies have shown that writing things down, rather than...
