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Your Chapter Needs YOU!

New volunteers are always valuable since they contribute new ideas and additional skills.

We all have the same goals, such as, to further our skills, learn more about and promote our profession, and network with others. Please pitch in to help us provide services to you and our STC Boston Chapter members.

For more information about volunteering contact Arun Jain at ajain@baystatedocs.com

The STC Boston Chapter offers the following networking links. You do not need to be a member of STC to join these networking groups.

:: Facebook
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:: Twitter

 

 

Date
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Workshop Title
Career Tactics for Technical Communicators: a Half-Day Hands-on Career Management Workshop
Presenter: Brenda Huettner

Description
This workshop steps you through the basics of today's technical communication landscape, and helps you to identify your own areas of strengths and weaknesses. We'll learn — and practice — a variety of techniques to help you determine what you want and create a plan to help you get it. You will:
  • Learn how to increase your visibility in the technical communication field
  • Key in to your local technical communication market
  • Evaluate your own skills and learn how to improve them
  • Polish your "elevator speech"
  • Study good (and bad!) resumes
  • Practice interviewing techniques
  • Review a variety of job hunting, training, and career resources

Participants should bring along their current resume and work samples.


About the Presenter
Brenda Huettner is an independent technical communication consultant who specializes in increasing her client’s awareness of the benefits of quality documentation. For the past 20 years, she's worked as a writer, editor, trainer, and manager, for both software and hardware companies. She is a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication, a Senior Member of IEEE active in the IEEE Professional Communication Society, and belongs to the Usability Professionals Association. In addition to supporting the documentation needs of her clients, Brenda has published several books and articles, and presented half-day, full-day, and multi-day courses on writing, project management, usability, and career management. Her most recent book is Captivate 4.0: the Definitive Guide available from Jones and Bartlett Publishing this fall. She also gives emergency preparedness and disaster recovery classes through the Red Cross, and is webmaster for a variety of organizations.

Time
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location
The MathWorks, Inc.
Customer Training Center
Two Apple Hill
Natick, Massachusetts
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Cost
Payment received by October 19:
     $50 for STC Boston and Northern New England chapter members
     $30 for full-time registered students*
     $70 for other STC members and non-members

Payment received after October 19(space permitting):
     $60 for STC Boston and Northern New England chapter members and full-time registered students
     $40 for full-time registered students*
     $80 for other STC members and non-members

* Student ID from an accredited college is required and must be shown at the registration desk prior to admittance.

Cancellations must be made by October 19 to receive a refund.

Registration and Payment Instructions


For More Information
Contact Cindy Cookson, Accountant for the Boston Chapter, by e-mail or phone at 978-409-6112.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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