March 17 e-Learning Half Day Event
For our March chapter event, rather than the usual evening presentation, we’re holding a half-day event during the afternoon focused entirely on e-learning. If you create video tutorials, screencasts, or other multimedia formats for your instructional content, or you want to learn how to develop e-learning content, this event is for you. The afternoon will include three presentations. The first... [Read more]
February Chapter Meeting: Documentation in the Cloud
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download MP3 Length: 80 min. Web 2.0 cloud computing, interactive social groups, and real-time global communication promise major changes in software programming, IT management, medical care, and scientific research. So... [Read more]
January Chapter Meeting: Independent Consulting and Contracting
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download MP3 Length: 90 min. Unlike the consistent schedule, workload, and wages of a 9-5 technical writing job, going it on your own as a consultant or contractor is a lot like riding the tide. Sometimes the tide is “in”... [Read more]
November Chapter Meeting: Building an Online Presence
Get ready for something new, exciting, and incredibly valuable to all IM-STC chapter members, students, or interested technical communicators! STC presents a hands-on learning experience for all technical communicators who ever wished to create or enhance their online presence. Join us for a half-day event with sessions on how to create an online presence using social networking tools; how to maintain... [Read more]
October Chapter Meeting: Designing from Data
Designing from Data: How observing your customers can improve designs and documentation During this presentation, we will discuss principles for observing customers and using what is learned to create or improve a product. We will cover how a writer’s skill set can be combined with observational data to produce a clearer vision for the product, resulting in a better product and better documentation. Presenter:... [Read more]
September Chapter Meeting: Evening Social
Our meeting for September will be a social As we begin a new, exciting season of Intermountain-STC events, we invite technical communicators from across the region to join us in an evening social. Come meet, mingle, and participate in an open dialogue involving local issues, challenges, and changes in the tech comm field. Have something in particular affecting you or your workplace? Please submit dialogue... [Read more]