Fall is coming upon us, and, for me, that usually means a slowing down of life. As a child, I used to hate fall. It meant the end of summer, going back to school, and cold weather. I loved summer so much that all these things seemed bad to me. As an adult, I think … Continue reading…
Research shows that there are five generations in the workforce today. These generations are described in the following table. Generation Years Born (roughly) Percentage in Workplaces Defining Qualities/Values Traditionalists 1925-1945 <2% Dependable Straightforward Tactful Loyal Baby Boomers 1946-1964 25% Optimistic Competitive Workaholic Team-oriented Generation X 1965-1980 33% Flexible Informal Skeptical Independent Generation Y (Millennials) 1981-2000 35% … Continue reading…
OHIO STC Networking Lunches & Social Events Sept 2023–August 2024 Thursday, Sept 21 – noon – Kickoff a New Season Zoom – Kickoff a new season – Discussion topic – What’s in the works for the chapter this year. What other things would you like to see us do? Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIodioqzoqGdMVfXH3ICRyKKhpEZuedmwO Wednesday Oct 18 … Continue reading…
A recent Lay of the Last (Cleveland) podcast featured Angie. See the following to enjoy the podcast if you have not already heard it. https://www.layoftheland.fm/125-angie-dianetti-radcom/ Here is a snippet from the site. “Under Angie’s guidance, Radcom has earned the distinction of a Weatherhead 100 Outstanding Growth Company seven times over since then as one of Northeast … Continue reading…
If you have ever worked with Jackie Damrau as I have when she edits my drafts for book reviews for Technical Communication, you are lucky. Jackie is an inspiring person. I love her edits as she makes me look better as a good editor should. She also manages the lists of available books and lets … Continue reading…
Enjoy reading the answers Tricia Spayer provides below about how she took the prep course (on August 15) to prepare for the Tech Comm Foundation Certification. How did you sign up to take the course? I saw the STC email that promotes the courses. The schedule originally had the Practitioner Prep Course before the Foundation … Continue reading…
Rob Smith, Vicky Duckworth. 2022. Policy Press. ISBN–978-1-4473-6233-3. 224 pages. $40.49 (softcover). Authors Smith and Duckworth are UK-based professors of education, and Duckworth is also a co-lead for the Social Justice in Education Network. The authors based Transformative Teaching and Learning in Further Education: Pedagogies of Hope and Social Justice on conclusions from the Transforming … Continue reading…
To illustrate one way AI can benefit writing, I’ve taken an excerpt from Einstein’s work to illustrate the benefits and challenges technical writers face when using AI. To create the AI version, I used a tool in Microsoft™ Edge through a ‘Discover’ extension setting the tone to ‘Professional’ and the length to ‘Medium’. (I did … Continue reading…
The editor of Intercom currently is Dr. Craig Beahr who is also a past President of the Society (https://www.stc.org/notebook/2022/10/06/announcing-dr-craig-baehr-incoming-intercom-editor/). Craig also acts as Chief Examiner for our Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) program and current chair of STC’s Certification Committee as he has a background in both academia and as a practitioner. Overseeing the transition … Continue reading…
