by Sayee Jadhav | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog, Events, Recap
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...
by Sayee Jadhav | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, Events, Recap
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 inviting...
by Kristin Robinett | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog, Events, Recap
From home offices, kitchen tables, and guest rooms, around one hundred registered attendees joined SpeedCon, the annual conference hosted by NC State University’s Technical Communication Association (TCA). In compliance with current safety guidelines, the conference...
by Jacob Berger | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog, Events, Recap
We all know the difficulties of writing a resume—explaining our accomplishments and skills in a stylish one- or two-page document is hard! You know what’s even harder? Writing a resume that gets you an interview. Luckily, Christina Mayr, Information Architect...
by Aaron Theolet | Feb 3, 2020 | Announcements, Blog, Events, Recap
Look around the job boards and you’ll see postings for freelance roles across many sectors. More and more, projects like books, websites, and software documentation require a short and sustained effort through publication. Many companies produce this effort...
by Aaron Theolet | Nov 18, 2019 | Announcements, Blog, Events, Recap
As technical communicators, we share a goal with our peers in instructional systems design (ISD): we want our work to help the audience learn how to do something. At the October STC Carolina chapter meeting, Kevin Siegel of IconLogic demonstrated a Virtual Reality...
