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Social media workshop a roaring success
The participants in the workshop, Promoting Yourself and Your Career, said they felt a little overwhelmed, but all said they were very glad they attended. It was diverse group, from consultants to a singer/songwriter and a photographer.
Best line of the day: My daughter told my son that I was going to a workshop to learn [...]
The Content is Not in the Tool: Using Blogging, Microblogging, and Related Social Media Tools to Get Jobs and Influence People (or not)
Left behind when it comes to new technologies? Create and protect your personal brand. Learn to use social media in a smart, responsible, career-enhancing way.
Having community means growing community
This month, Fast Company magazine has a couple of articles on community, and the use of social media in the corporate context. Some of the content is inspiring – I’m sending the article about the baby-faced 25-year-old Facebook cofounder, Chris Hughes, to my grandson to show him some possibilities outside of the more traditional career [...]
What’s the difference in a UX name?
Is it a good idea to call yourself a User Experience Designer, or should you be more specific about your expertise in the field?
The speed of technology
No doubt the speed of technology shapes everything we do. Most people reading this article are evidence of that, as the work we do didn’t exist when we graduated from high school, or university, or even a few years ago. While some people get fixated on a single hot technology, and may even build a [...]
Rahel Bailie named Fellow of STC
It’s official – I’ve been named STC Fellow. Fellow is the highest rank conferred by the STC, and is decided by a committee that judges contribution to the profession against a number of standard criteria.
Thanks for everyone who sent their congratulations and good wishes. I’ll be celebrating with the other seven new Fellows at the [...]
Keep creating unexpected value
What better way to create a great customer experience than by delivering more than they expect?
Showcase Your Talents
Using a resume to showcase your talents in an effective marketing campaign.
Social network for content professionals
Want to know more about social networking tools but don’t know where to start? Can’t figure out why you might want to use FaceBook but want to understand the social media aspect of it? Want to connect with your content peers in a way that has more depth than a simple listserv? Now is your [...]
Hiring decisions change along with process maturity
The ways that companies hire technical writers changes as companies mature. I stumbled across an article by JoAnn Hackos who talks about what we in the technical communication industry have discussed amongst ourselves for as long as I can remember. The difference is that Hackos articulates it will and puts the discussion into the framework [...]
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