It’s All About Networking

At first glance, Craig didn’t think technical writing would be his kind of thing. (…)

Choosing To Be Optimistic:  Downsized, But Not Out

For Marge, job loss in the current economic downturn is deja vu all over again. (…)

The Answer Depends on Whom You Ask

On February 14 and 15, some of us learned a lot about technical communication from a fictional space alien, a carton of Oreos, and five hundred kids. The Tech-Fest Refresher Course in Technical Communication was a rechcomm worshop that showcased at least five cardinal rules to follow when writing procedures. (…)

Finding the Perfect Fit
by Karen Rokich

An accidental technical writer, Lisa Colon didn’t know what to expect when she entered Cedarville University’s Professional Writing (since renamed as Technical and Professional Communication) program in the winter of 2000. (…)

Report from the Self-Employment Trenches

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

Karen Harrington
by Karen Rokich

Twenty years ago, while exploring various vocations and corresponding college courses, Karen S. (…)

Karen Rokich Is Runner-Up in Clifton Library Writing Contest

Perhaps a patron at the Clifton Branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County asked about the reindeer that cavorted atop the library and Graeter’s buildings.  "Where," this nameless person may have queried, "did they really come from?" Maybe then the library’s Powers-That-Be realized that they didn’t have a really good story of origins for the landmark reindeer. (…)

What Is Extra and What Is Essential?
by Bryce A. Walat

Bryce is president of STC Pittsburgh. (…)

ST-What?
You get a blank look when you mention STC? even from some of your techcomm colleagues? That means it’s time. (…)

SWO Member Judges ITCC Entries
SWO Senior Member and STC Associate Fellow Sylvia Miller judged in the annual International Technical Publications Competitions of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). (…)