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Thursday, January 6, 2005
"Cool
Careers for Technical Communicators"
by Several Presenters
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Program
Description
Looking for a job? Thinking about a career change? Dreading
it? Our January program promises not only to help you find
jobs you never knew existed, but to make it fun! In a table
progression, you’ll get to meet and learn from STC-ers
who have already transitioned into these cool careers.
These presenters will offer their well-studied insights, and
audience members can ask questions and offer their own insights.
Be there to take full advantage of our shared knowledge!
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About
our Presenters
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Nan Breedlove, Grant
Writer
Organize, organize, organize—this simple mantra
will take you far in tech writing and in grant writing
as well. Nan found that the shift from the technical
to the nonprofit world was yet another adventure in
writing, her first love. Along the way she has also
worked as a journalist and edited newsletters.
See her Handout.
Contact: Nbreedlove@aol.com
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Judith Herr, Instructional
Designer and Trainer
To her work as a technical communicator, Judy brings
20+ years experience gained from positions as varied
as communication/documentation director for a large
consulting firm, director of training for a health care
system, director of development for a non-profit organization,
college instructor, media specialist for the U.S. Public
Health Service, and proposal manager.
When called for, she applies her professional expertise
and personal experience living abroad to global communication
challenges. (She lived for three years in Belgium and
three in Malaysia). For example, Judy recently designed
and implemented materials and curriculum for training
of 6,000 the personnel and vendors worldwide of a garment
manufacturer. The project involved interviewing managers
globally; interfacing with scientists and SMEs in the
United States, Europe, and Asia; targeting different
training materials for each audience; and arranging
for translation.
For the progression, participants will match the extensive
list of capabilities technical communicators bring along
to the list of skills required to develop and deliver
training - an “Encouraging Exercise.” And,
we’ll explore some resources available to those
interested in working in training and performance improvement.
See her Handout.
Contact: herrj@comcast.com
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Beau Cain, Region 8 Director
Sponsor
Beau has used his knowledge of the similarities and
differences between technical communication and marketing
communication to help him manage projects to successful
completion. His college course, "Writing White
Papers", spawned a successful one-hour presentation,
"White Papers In Your Future", that shows
tech writers how to insinuate their skills into the
product development and sales process.
See his Handout.
Contact: ds8@stc.org
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Mimi Wessling, Co-Manager
MedWriter SIG Silicon Valley
Mimi has a BA and a MS in Physical chemistry with a
biological materials emphasis from Cornell and the University
of Pennsylvania. She also has a Ph. D. in History from
the University of Michigan. Her dissertation, Government
and Health Care in Early Modern Germany, is a monograph
in progress. She also has a Certificate in Technical
Communication from UC Extension.
She is currently the sole proprietor of Language Matters
of Santa Cruz, and is working on manuals for a music
software firm and on instrumentation at a UCSC laboratory.
She takes lots of computer courses ("Because I've
been fascinated with what goes on 'inside' the box"),
and writes for a medical database company in Capitola.
Finally, she is working on a research project related
to the HRT kerfuffle, which she hopes to turn into an
NIH proposal.
See her Handout.
Contact: mwessling@mac.com
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Janet Bran, Web Weaver for
San Francisco Chapter of STC
Janet Bran has used her content development experience
from creating manuals to help her develop and manage
web sites. She realized a growing need for web sites
and content development and wanted to get those type
of contracts.
So Janet attended the academy of Web Design San Francisco,
www.awdsf.com,
and learned how to create beautiful web sites that are
appealing to clients. Since then, she has been creating
corporate and small business web sites non-stop and
loving it.
See her Handout.
To contact her, visit her website: http://www.beautifulwebsites.com
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