Archives for the category "professional development"

Social media workshop a roaring success

April 30, 2009 · Posted in professional development, social media  

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)

April 18, 2009 · Posted in professional development, social media  

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

April 2, 2009 · Posted in professional development, social media  

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?

March 25, 2009 · Posted in professional development, user experience  

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

March 13, 2009 · Posted in professional development  

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

January 27, 2009 · Posted in management, professional development  

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

December 24, 2008 · Posted in management, professional development  

What better way to create a great customer experience than by delivering more than they expect?

Showcase Your Talents

October 13, 2008 · Posted in management, professional development  

Using a resume to showcase your talents in an effective marketing campaign.

Social network for content professionals

March 16, 2008 · Posted in Content Development, content management, professional development  

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

March 18, 2006 · Posted in professional development  

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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