With light-hearted peer participation, Jack Molisani of ProSpring Technical Staffing deftly guided the audience through an engaging program. He emphasized the importance of avoiding common resume and interview mistakes. He addresses a litany of faux pas, including three major, timeless points that are worth revisiting. All levels of technical writers will benefit from improving these… [Read More]
Achieving Content Nirvana with FrameMaker
Content nirvana: A state of content bliss, free from the repetitive effort and suffering associated with digital publishing and ad hoc formatting. Structure content with Framemaker How to get there The first step on this path is to understand how you spend your time. In particular, where you are you doing time other than content creation and… [Read More]
Negotiation and Content Career Success
The speaker was Jack Molisani, Project Officer in the USAF, President, ProSpring Technical Staffing, author of Be the Captain of Your Career, and Executive Director of the LavaCon Conference on Content Strategy and TechComm Management. Mr. Molisani talked about strategies for Negotiation and Content Career Success. Mr. Molisani delivered an enthusiastic and interactive two-hour presentation…. [Read More]
Editing for Mobile with Shelly Bowen – Key Takeaways
Shelly Bowen presented a workshop-style session about editing for mobile. She led a lively discussion where we all learned a lot from her and each other. There was too much good information shared to capture in one blog post, but you can see her presentations slides via SlideShare or read on here for highlights. What… [Read More]
A Wiki Approach using Confluence
You can use Confluence for collaborative communication. The monthly meeting of the Society for Technical Communication, San Diego Chapter, met on May 3, 2017, at Hera Hub’s Sorrento Valley meeting space. Meeting Resources Presentation Slides Virtual Presentation (Recording) After a social hour and a brief formal meeting, Rachel Sienko gave a presentation on using a… [Read More]
