It happens to all of us: We start a new job, or maybe just a new project in a different part of our current company. Besides learning a new product (and sometimes technology) there are often new processes to learn and people to get to know, and it can often seem overwhelming. How do you ... Read More »
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Communicating Our Worth
This isn’t a new topic. Convincing others why trained and experienced technical communicators are valuable in an organization—and should be paid accordingly—seems to be an ongoing conversation in the tech comm world. As someone currently in the midst of a job search, I also need to communicate why my skills and abilities are more valuable ... Read More »
Chapter Participation: When Local Isn’t Local
I’ve always considered chapter participation in a professional society to be synonymous with local participation, so when it comes to selecting a chapter I always join the one closest geographically to where I live. However, in today’s world of remote access and webinar-enabled meetings, someone from Alaska could just as easily join a webinar hosted ... Read More »
You Got the Interview. Now What?
In order to connect to content it’s necessary to have content to connect to—in other words, a job where you can use your skills and talents as a technical communicator. I’m currently working on that aspect of things so interviews are in my future. I’m a firm believer that an interview should be a two-way ... Read More »
Keeping Up with Tech Comm – What is Enough?
Lately I’ve been thinking about how to keep up with the field of technical communication. I’ve seen I’m not alone in this: Earlier this week Larry Kunz wrote insightfully about the five tools of a star technical communicator and Tom Johnson provided a great post on how important it is for technical writers to have ... Read More »
