SWO Meetings

May Meeting Announcement

May 15th, 2009 | By editor | Category: April/May 2009, News, SWO Meetings

My Favorite STC Conference Session

by the SWO STC Program Committee

Those of us who attend the annual STC conference fairly regularly come back with renewed energy and enthusiasm, ready to move forward, take the plunge, or otherwise deal with our work in new, more efficient ways. (…)



March Meeting Recap

May 6th, 2009 | By editor | Category: April/May 2009, Career Strategies, SWO Meetings

Think Like a Manager
The key to business success, whether you are employee, contractor, or independent consultant, is simple: think like an owner. (…)



March Meeting Announcement

Feb 26th, 2009 | By editor | Category: February 2009, News, SWO Meetings, Writing

Writing for Business and Success
The Southwestern Ohio chapter of the Society for Technical Communication — in conjunction with the Mad Anthony Writers’ Conference and Book Festival — presents
A Technical Communication Workshop Series
This is for all you non-members out there. (…)



February Meeting Announcement

Jan 26th, 2009 | By Thea Teich | Category: January Issue, SWO Meetings

Moving to Word 2007: Easing the Transition
A Webinar with Wayne Kliman

We’ve all heard that Word 2007 is considerably different from Word 2003, the workhorse most of us have been using for lo these many years (well, at least the past four or five). (…)



January Meeting Recap

Jan 26th, 2009 | By editor | Category: Career Strategies, January Issue, SWO Meetings, SWO Members

Report from the Self-Employment Trenches

The US Census Bureau reported up to 18.6 million self-employed workers at the end of 2003. (…)



January Meeting Announcement

Dec 19th, 2008 | By editor | Category: December Issue, SWO Meetings

Report from the Self-Employment Trenches: 
Strategies for Success on Your Own Terms
Those of you with “regular” jobs…can you truthfully say you’ve NEVER thought about “going out on your own” ? (…)



December Meeting Recap

Dec 14th, 2008 | By editor | Category: December Issue, SWO Meetings

SWO heldo its December meeting early (on the 10th) to avoid major conflicts with the upcoming holiday season, and it was a doozy. (…)



November Meeting Recap

Dec 14th, 2008 | By editor | Category: December Issue, SWO Meetings

Cedarville University: A 20/20 Vision for the Future
On November 8, for the first time in sixteen years, The Cedarville University student chapter of STC hosted a one-day conference for professionals, students, and academics in our area.Entitled "A 2020 Vision for the Future," the conference focused on the future of the technical communication profession. (…)



December Meeting

Nov 10th, 2008 | By editor | Category: November Issue, SWO Meetings

Proposal Writing: A Strategic Skill for Technical Communicators
Sooner or later, you will probably have to write a proposal, whether it’s for an internal capital expenditure, a sales contract, a government or institutional contract, or a nonprofit grant request. (…)



September Meeting Recap

Oct 26th, 2008 | By editor | Category: November Issue, SWO Meetings

Network…or Die

My goal is plain and simple…I want to turn your cold-call-selling process into a referral-buying process. (…)