The Official Publication of the STC Technical Editing SIG
By Bryce Arghiere
The facts can dishearten. On average, Web users read 20% of the text on a webpage, covering around 62 words before leaving the site within 15 seconds. The challenge of writing for readers who barely read calls for a unique and fearless approach to editing. Continue reading “Web Editing: Making Content Count”
By Bernadette Cash
Madalyn Shea is a technical recruiter with Ware Technology Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ware is an employment agency that places technical writing candidates in mostly manufacturing and medical manufacturing settings. I emailed Madalyn, who offered the following advice for those seeking their first technical writing-related job. She can be reached by email at Madelyn.shea@warets.com.
Q: What things do you look for in candidates who are hoping to land their first technical writing/editing job?
I look for a strong verbal communicator. When someone is well spoken, it is usually an indicator that they have strong writing and editing skills. The next thing I look for Continue reading “Getting That First Job: Advice from a Technical Recruiter”
By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter
[The 2016 STC Summit, May 15–18, is only days away. If you can’t be in Anaheim, you can still participate live with the virtual track option of ten selected sessions on May 16 and 17, but preregistration is required before May 11. In this article, Ruth looks at how freelancers can market themselves at conferences—even if they can’t attend.]
Now that colleagues have learned from Geoff Hart and others how to survive a large conference, and how to network, I’d like to look at how to capitalize on attending such events, whether in person or otherwise. (Yes, you can have a conference presence without actually being there!)
Conferences are expensive, time-consuming, and potentially exhausting, so why attend? Because not only are they opportunities to learn or enhance skills, they are potential goldmines of new clients and referrals from colleagues. Continue reading “Capitalizing on Conferences”
Whether you’re headed to the STC Summit, a regional STC meeting, or another conference, you’ll have a better experience if you prepare ahead, take care of yourself while at the conference, and follow up later. Here are a few picks from the Web to tell you how.
Geoff Hart has advice for surviving large conferences such as the STC Summit.
Katherine Pickett offers some advice on networking at conferences, including what to do when the conference is not directly applicable to your work.
Feel lost in the crowd? Here’s how to make an impression.
Are your hands too full? Here’s more advice on networking during a conference.
Barbara Fowler has tips on what NOT to do.
By Christa Bedwin
When the Corrigo managing editor saw that I specialize in teaching engineers and scientists to write, she asked me some provocative questions, and then asked if I would turn the answers into a blog post. I would be happy to discuss if you like—please find me on LinkedIn. Continue reading “The Joys of Teaching Engineers to Write”