Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/11/2020
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Hera Hub Sorrento Valley
Join us on February 12th to learn some basic tips and tricks for getting the most bang for your editing buck! How to make the biggest difference in the smallest amount of time, with miniscule support.
Linda’s presentation gives you some tips and tricks so you’ll be ready for that rush job that is needed in a fraction of the time you need to do a decent job. What tools and tricks can you have at the ready so you can still provide value? Think about your rush job like a race. What would you do to be race ready? How can you give the best quality possible when you haven’t the time to make it perfect? Come to the session and find out. Work smart, have heart, and show your worth!”
About the Speaker
–Linda Oestreich is a well-known speaker in the world of technical communication. Her topics of choice include leadership, career management, writing and editing, creativity, information design, self-branding, ethics, and mind-mapping. Linda is an STC Fellow and former International President of the Society. She served on that Board of Directors for 10+ years and has been a member of STC since 1979. She is currently a member of the Houston and San Diego chapters and the Technical Editing SIG. She also co-presents the STC Certificate Program entitled Technical Editing Fundamentals.
Linda’s career has spanned technical communications from many perspectives: management, human resources, academe, writer, editor, content manager, information architect, and project manager. She is a senior consultant with The Marlin Alliance, where she contractually supports the Director of Civilian Human Resources and EEO at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)-Headquarters in San Diego. She has a lifetime teaching credential from the California Community College System and currently teaches basic editing and information design for the Technical Communication Certificate Program at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) Extension.
