In this article from 2007 (!), author Gary Kamiya sings the praises of editing and editors. Read it and feel good about yourself and your profession!
Upcoming: STC Technical Editing SIG Elections
Elections for TE SIG key roles are coming up! All TE SIG members are invited to vote for their choice for the following roles:
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Membership Manager
If you are interested in volunteering for the STC TE SIG as either an elected or appointed position, please reach out to the TE SIG leaders at sigleaders at stc-techedit.org!
Information about these positions is available at http://www.stc-techedit.org/Elected+Positions
Editing People Who Hate to Be Edited
On 4 October 2018, STC Technical Editing SIG member Marcia Shannon gave a fascinating talk entitled “Editing People Who Hate to Be Edited” as part of the SIG’s quarterly meeting.
Corrigo Correspondents Laura Allen and Denise Collins attended, and summarized it for those who couldn’t make it.
Of Interest: What’s the Worst That Could Happen? The Hidden Costs of Typos
Everyone makes typos, right? It’s part of being a technical communicator. We do our best to spot them before our content is released, and award mugs to those who spot them for us after the fact.
No one’s perfect though. Sometimes a mistake will slip through. What’s the worst that can happen? A radioactive bomb? Well, actually…
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Li-At Rathbun Feels Our Pain at the 2018 STC Summit
On 20-23 May 2018, STC held its annual Technical Communication Summit in Orlando, FL. There were many fascinating education sessions and presentations, with some them being of particular interest to technical editing practitioners. For details about the STC Technical Editing SIG’s activities during the Summit, read this article.
The STC Technical Editing SIG’s very own Li-At Rathbun presented a well-received presentation called We Stoop to Conqquer: Adjusting to Mediocrity, which Viqui Dill (STC IDL SIG co-manager and proud member of the STC Technical Editing SIG) attended and reviewed.
(This article is also available on the STC Instructional Design and Learning SIG newsletter; for more interesting IDL-related articles, go to http://www.stcidlsig.org/newsletter/).
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