Putting the “technical” into “technical communication”

I came across a Facebook memory that recounted a conversation that I had about a year ago with Erin Gallalee from STC. She had suggested a couple of topics that might be of interest to technical communicators. Each can be a topic in and of themselves, and perhaps at some point soon, I might take …

When professions intersect

This afternoon, I took part in an online "virtual coffee break" with STC. During the conversation, something was mentioned about indexing. At that point, my mind shifted. To me, at that moment, "indexing" didn't refer to technical communication, but rather to SQL Server. A number of things occurred to me at that moment. Although "indexing" …

Coming up with new presentation ideas

I'm sure that one of the struggles -- and most common questions -- for new presentation speakers is, "what do I speak about?" For those of you who are budding presentation speakers, let me tell you that even experienced speakers can have the same problem. This issue is common, and it isn't limited to presentation …

My first #STCSummit: the debrief #STC23 #TechComm

This article is going out a little later than I'd hoped, but better late than never, and I wanted to get this out while stuff was still fresh in my mind. After taking some time to recover, I've returned home from my first STC Summit! I've wanted to attend this event for some time, and …

Getting ready for #STCSummit #STC23 #TechComm

As I write this, I am preparing to travel to Atlanta for STC Summit! I'm getting all my stuff packed and ready (save for a few items that I'll need when I get up early in the morning) so that I can just grab my things, catch my ride, and head to the airport for …

#SQLSaturday #SQLSatNYC #SQLSat1048 — the debrief, and a couple of deep conversations

I'm a couple of days late in posting this, but I wanted to write this while it was still fresh in my mind. This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of speaking at SQL Saturday NYC. This is one of my favorite events to attend; indeed, SQL Saturday in New York City was the first …

My first robotics competition

Last Saturday, I had an opportunity to attend my first robotics competition! The opportunity came up when my friend Andy Levy came to town with his team for a competition! Andy wrote a couple of 'blog articles about his robotics experience; you can read them here and here! It was a fun time, and I …

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 3/28/2023) #SQLSaturday #STCSummit

It seems like it's been a while since I posted one of these speaking engagement updates, but as the calendar turns to April, more opportunities come up. As of this update, I have two confirmed speaking engagements and two more where I've applied. I think more of these will come up as the year goes …

I’m speaking at NYC #SQLSaturday #SQLSatNYC

I found out over the weekend that I've been selected to speak at SQL Saturday NYC on May 6! This is one of my favorite events, and I try to attend every year. To the best of my memory, I've only missed one SQL Saturday, as either a speaker or an attendee, in NYC since …

Greetings from #WELocalHartford #WELocal @SWETalk #SWELocal #WELocalHartford2023

I am writing this from a workstation area in the Connecticut Convention Center, location for the WE Local Hartford conference. I arrived in Hartford around 6:30 pm last night, managing to arrive before a snowstorm hit several states in the Northeast (I wanted to make sure I left early as I could for exactly this …