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Are There Really 50 Ways to Eat an Oreo?

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.

The task: write a set of procedures telling someone (specifically Al the Space Alien illustrated above) how to eat an Oreo. The response: ...more...

February 2009

    • Behold a Cornucopia of Conferences
    • Are There Really 50 Ways to Eat an Oreo?
    • More Good News for SWO Bibliophiles
    • March Meeting Announcement
    • Tech Fest is a Smash Hit!
    • Member Profile
    • Scholarships for Career Training
    • Calling All Verbivores
  • It’s All About You

    This year (and every other year) SWO is all about members. And techcomm folks who ought to be members. That probably covers you.

    The Admin Council that governs the chapter is obsessively focused on you. We hold monthly meetings for you. We spend hours every month pulling together informative and interesting articles into a newsletter for you. We search for  career-advancing opportunities as well as free and discounted stuff for you.

    On the national and international level, the Board of Directors exists to plan and excute programs that meet your professional needs. The International Office staff is charged with responding to your career- and chapter-related requests. The annual Technical Communication Summit provides networking and educational challenges for you.

    And you are growing.

     After several year of declining membership, SWO is on the upswing–growing one member at a time. We have 11 new members to announce this month:

    • Kevin C. Cole
    • Susan White
    • Linda Patricia McCoy
    • Jason Palmeri
    • Elizabeth Vaglienty
    • Lora Arduser
    • Maggie Prince
    • Peggy Girten
    • Anna Langhorne
    • Mary Pat Illig
    • Eric Lodor

    Let’s all grow together!

    Since it’s all about you, why not make the most of your good fortune?Grow yourself and grow the chapter.  Attend meetings. Participate in programs.. Volunteer. Invite colleagues to meetings.

    Have fun. See you on March 14!

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