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April Chapter Meeting
Influencing Change: Negotiating vs. Building a Vision
Please join us on Wednesday, April 14 when Chona Shumate will explain how to build a compelling vision for your proposal.
As Tech Comm managers, how do you negotiate for needed resources? Actually, you should not be negotiating; you should be building a compelling argument for your vision. A vision-building strategy requires careful planning, effective data, persuasiveness, and the participation of your team.
Chona's presentation tells you how and what to communicate, provides five examples of data collection, and shows you how to demonstrate the leadership necessary to to get what you need.
Chona Shumate bio
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Chona Shumate has 13 years at Cymer as Senior Manager of Tech Pubs and Training. She has a B.A. in English, an M.A. in Technical Communication and Rhetoric from New Mexico State, and 22 years experience in the tech comm industry. She has presented at the STC Annual Conference, CIDM Best Practices, Content as An Asset Webinar, and the 2010 Intelligent Content Conference. She is a former member of the DITA OASIS Technical Committee and has co-authored several semiconductor industry SEMI Standards for documentation and training. |
Where: The April chapter meeting will be held at our usual location: The Marriott Courtyard in Kearny Mesa 8651 Spectrum Center Blvd San Diego, CA 92123.
Time: Wednesday, April 14. Sign-in and networking: 5:30 PM. Dinner: 6:15. Chapter business: 6:45. Speaker: 7:00.
Workshop: XML for Documentation
Registration Deadline Extended until March 5!
Jeff Freeman
STC SD President
Our San Diego STC chapter is offering members and non-members an all-day workshop on how to use XML for documentation. XML is now required for many documents, and it is also helpful to know XML when learning Structured FrameMaker.
Normally, an all-day class that includes books to keep, plus lunch, would cost over $400. However, with the San Diego chapter subsidizing the cost, the price for participants will be only $230. A comprehensive set of materials including course notes and examples will provided at no additional charge. You will also get a one-year access to Webucator's online reference library, which includes hundreds of the most current electronic technology books (normally $150 for the year).
In addition to the curriculum, a certified Webucator instructor will conduct a discussion of topics directly related to technical writers.
| When: | Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9 am to 5 pm. Check in with continental breakfast at 8:30 am. |
| Where: | The workshop will be held at The Woods Mobile Home Recreation Center in Mira Mesa at 10770 Black Mountain Road,San Diego 92126. (Near corner of Black Mountain Road and Mira Mesa Blvd) |
| Price: | The price, which includes books and lunch, is $230 per person. Payment must be received by March 5, 2010. Send your checks payable to "STC San Diego" to the following address:
PayPal is not accepted for this workshop. |
| What to Bring: | Bring your laptop. One will be provided if you don't have one. |
| RSVP: | Register to reserve a seat. Pay by March 5, 2010. |
Advance payment is not required until March 5, 2010; but please let us know whether you think you might come by registering as soon as possible so we can determine if there is enough interest. We need at least 12 people to make this work.
NOTE: As you can see, we have extended the payment date to March 5.
If the workshop canceled after you pay, you will receive a refund of your ENTIRE amount.
Raffle Winners
At the February 10 chapter meeting, Susan Self won the Kindle raffle; and Mary Rumbaugh won her choice of a free chapter meeting presentation or a $25 Amazon gift card.
We had a big turnout for the raffle, the 50% presentation-only discount, and our great speaker, Joe Welinski (here's a link to his presentation on http://www.stc-sd.org/events-meetings/meeting_past.htm). Thank you all for your support.
