Welcome!
Welcome to the web site for the Puget Sound Chapter (PSC) of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). You’re at the right location if you are looking for the next chapter meeting or an upcoming workshop. The Job Board is updated regularly and our newsletter comes out every other month. If you’d like to become involved, volunteering is a great way to increase your skills and network with a community of respected and experienced professionals. We’re glad you’re here!
Souther and White Scholarship
The chapter scholarship application period is from January 29 to May 10, 2013. Applications must be postmarked no later than May 10, 2013. Click Scholarship in the left navigation bar to find more information about the scholarship.
2012 Puget Sound Competition
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s competition—both as submitter and as judges! From the many excellent submissions entered this year, the chapter honored the AmazonSupply.com website as the 2012 Best of Show winner. More information about the competition winners can be found on the Competition page.
July 11-12, 2013
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Content Strategy Workshops
Event website: http://contentstrategyworkshops.com/
Location: University of British Columbia, Robson Square
http://contentstrategyworkshops.com/venue/
July 15-17, 2013
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
IEEE International Professional Communication Conference
July, 15-17, 2013 – University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
CALL FOR POSTERS: Student posters due by May 15, 2013.
Free Webinar presented by Joe Welinske of Writers UA Tuesday August 20, 2013 at 7 PM
Touch, Voice, and Gestures: How to craft your user assistance to accommodate a variety of interaction types
New ways of interacting with software, like touch and voice, mean a rethinking of how we develop our associated user assistance. This session is a guide for appropriate language choices to use for emerging interaction types like touch, voice, and hand gestures. Topics include device-specific instructions using conditional text, micro-concise instructions for small screens, writing for first user experience, flat navigation, and options for voice support. This session applies to both mobile platforms and the emerging use with desktop systems.
Joe Welinske specializes in helping your software development effort through crafted communication. The best user experience features quality words and images in the user interface. The UX of a robust product is also enhanced through comprehensive user assistance. This includes Help, wizards, FAQs, videos and much more. For over twenty-five years, Joe has been providing training, contracting, and consulting services for the software industry. Joe recently published the book, Developing User Assistance for Mobile Apps. He also teaches courses for Bellevue College, the University of California, and the University of Washington.