Recap: SIGDOC 2020 Conference
In October 2020, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group Design of Communication (SIGDOC) held its 38th annual conference. But as with most conferences this year, the format was virtual, which means that you can still...
Why You Should Submit to the Competitions
Based on the judges’ feedback, our team was able to identify areas of improvement, as well as areas that demonstrate we currently implement information development best practices. We shared the results with our management team, who continue to support...
Productivity App for Content Developers: Benefits and Features That Matter to Spur Creativity
The most important of all the tasks for a content developer, besides getting the content ready is planning and organizing. The time, schedule, post images, dates, etc. play an important role in how the content would reflect. If you are a content developer...
Why You Should Judge in the Competitions
Editor's note: This blog was originally written by Catherine Sprankle and appeared in the Carolina Communique in 2017. It has been updated and expanded. One of the most important events in STC Carolina Chapter’s year is our Competitions. Technical communicators from...
Recap Part II: Portfolio 101 Panel
The next session in the Portfolio 101 workshop was a roundtable discussion with Alexandra Dermigny, Catherine Sprankle, Lois Shank, and Tony Russo who discussed what makes an outstanding portfolio in their respective industries. Panel speakers: Alex Dermingy...
Recap Part I: Portfolio 101 Workshop
Technical writer positions are being advertised even amidst the pandemic. You’ll see postings for full-time positions, internships, contractual, and freelance roles across various industries. Many employers are now asking for writing portfolios before even...
5 steps to put together a portfolio
A technical communication portfolio showcases your signature work products that make you stand out to recruiters, act as your own curated cheat sheet for you to use during an interview, and help you land a job. Especially for recent graduates or career...
3 Instructional Design Software Tools You Should Know About
If you are currently searching for an eLearning authoring tool to use for your next instructional design project, consider Adobe Captive, Lectora Publisher, or Camtasia. After a review of some of the most popular authoring tools on the market, I found that...
Content Development with Oxygen
Try something new in content development by checking out Oxygen Extensible Markup Language (XML) Editor and its assorted applications. Oxygen XML Editor provides a complete editing solution for XML developers and content authors, as discussed in this post....
This is the best time to join or renew your membership with STC Carolina!
As we enter the summer of 2020 and look ahead to the next year of programming, we just want to reaffirm our commitment to the local tech comm community. As an educator as well as a practitioner, I point all my local mentees to STC Carolina as the best...
