August 13, 2010 
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How easy is it to make the transition from tech writer to trainer or instructional designer? A panel of former tech writers who have happily morphed into successful training developers will share what they learned when making this transition.
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June 1, 2010 0 Comments
For our June meeting, we’re hosting Arroxane Eber, president of the Lone Star chapter, for an engaging presentation on how to keep cool during difficult moments in the workplace and to use our communication skills to defuse tension.
Note: We will hold our annual business meeting from 6:30-6:45.
Details
Thursday, June 3 (note the event is on a [...]
May 27, 2010 0 Comments
In today’s job market where there are far more qualified applicants than there are jobs, you need an edge when interviewing. Rather than subjecting an interviewer (and yourself!) to yet another Q-and-A session and hoping you did well enough to get an offer, use your portfolio to take charge of the interview and lead [...]
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By JackMassa
August 13, 2010 0 Comments
I’m delighted to be one of the presenters at the next STC Atlanta Chapter meeting, August 24th, on the subject of “Moving from Technical Writing to Training Development.”
For STC members who are interested in the training field, I also want to recommend another opportunity. On August 23, the day before the chapter meeting, the [...]
By Rachel Peters
May 24, 2010 0 Comments
This month’s meeting is a chance to learn more about the Atlanta chapter. We’ll look back on the events we had this past year and look forward to upcoming events. It’s also a chance to learn how you can get more involved if you want.
This is a come and go event. You can stay the [...]
By Rachel Peters
April 5, 2010 0 Comments
Kelly Vandever from Communications for Everyone presented the following at our February meeting.
How To Not Give A Boring Technical Presentation
About the Presentation
Have you ever sat through a technical presentation and thought, “That was good content, but, man, was it painful”? Do you worry that others are saying that about YOUR presentations? In this session, you’ll [...]
By Will Sansbury
March 11, 2010 0 Comments
One of our own, STC Associate Fellow and Georgia Tech faculty member Rebecca Burnett needs your help with a research survey she’s conducting. She writes:
Dear STC Colleagues,
This survey asks about your experiences collaborating with others in the workplace. You will be asked about the different tools you may use, about how often you use these [...]
By Al Hood
March 10, 2010 0 Comments
Voting has opened for Society offices. Please check your email from Diana Buttram with STC 2010 Election Ballot Information for your user name and password and login and vote right now.
Please note that some members have had this email from Diana caught in their SPAM filters, so if you don’t have yours, check your filter [...]
By Rachel Peters
February 26, 2010 0 Comments
This job is from our friends at ProEdit. Please contact Cammy Gibson at 770-886-6255, if you have any questions about this position.
Job Description
Contract Technical Writer (Cumming, GA) Job # GA804
ProEdit has an immediate need for a technical writer for an ongoing contract position at our office in Cumming, GA. The majority of this work [...]
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Julianne Reeves: Hi Will:
Work's lightened up a bit...finally. I'd ...
Will Sansbury: Thanks for volunteering, everyone! By this poin...
Sherri: Will,
I would love to help.
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