Category: STC TE SIG

Posted on

Of Interest: Editing with Macros?!

A wise person once said, “Automate what you can automate!”
But can we automate some of our editing processes? Should we?

On Wednesday 22 June 2022 at 10 AM EDT (for
your local time zone, go to https://bit.ly/3LjzOv2), join Jennifer Yankopolus and Paul Beverley who will address the benefits of using macros to automate some editing tasks in Microsoft Word, and demonstrate a variety of macros written by Paul that technical editing practitioners can use to make their editing processes more efficient and focused.

This is an STC Technical Editing SIG event, and is open to both members and non-members.

To register for this event, go to https://bit.ly/3PoINOK.

Posted on

The STC Technical Editing SIG Is Here for You – but We Need You Too!

Technical editing, regardless of how the discipline is defined, is first and foremost reader advocacy—be it for documentation clarity, accuracy, relevance, or accessibility.

The goal of the STC Technical Editing SIG (TESIG) is to provide its members with high-quality information about editing processes and best practices, as well as resources that demonstrate the value of editing and editors in an organization.

Here are some of the benefits the TESIG provides its members:

Continue reading “The STC Technical Editing SIG Is Here for You – but We Need You Too!”
Posted on

Of Interest: Editing Blind

Can you edit a document that you can’t even see?

Most technical editing practitioners might be surprised to hear that there are visually-impaired people who work as editors. But how is this possible?

On Thursday 10 February 2022 at 10 AM MT (click here for
your local time zone), join Erin Nightingale, a blind editor (her preferred terminology) who will talk about the obstacles she’s overcome and the tools she uses. Erin recently published an article called “An Editing Process for Blind or Visually Impaired Editors” in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.

This is a joint STC Technical Editing SIG, STC Accessibility COI,  STC Santa Barbara, and STC Los Angeles event, and is open to members and non-members.

To register for this event, click here.

Posted on

Call for Submissions to Corrigo!

Do you have something to say that you think technical editing practitioners will find interesting? Then consider submitting it for publication on Corrigo!

You don’t need to be a member of the STC Technical Editing SIG – regardless of your official job title, we welcome and encourage everyone to read and submit to Corrigo.

Corrigo has lots of different feature categories:

You can submit short (1000 words or less), original content about subjects you think technical editing practitioners might find interesting, for example:

  • Stories about how applying technical editing skills increases reader satisfaction
  • Information about tools you find helpful
  • Hacks that you use to make your job easier
  • Tips about how to balance quality and deadlines
  • Vignettes about a day in your life as a technical editing practitioner
  • Links to sites you find helpful in your job, with explanations about how they help you
  • Reviews of articles, books, or events you’ve read or been to that relate to technical editing

We’re also looking for longer, more detailed original articles about topics that pertain to technical editing, both its theory and its practice.

Send your submissions to the Corrigo editor, Yoel Strimling, at editor@stc-techedit.org.
We’ll try to get back to you within three weeks with our decision. If we think changes need to be made to the submission before it is accepted, we’ll make suggestions.

If you want to discuss possible ideas for submission to Corrigo, send an email to Yoel, and he’ll be happy to listen.

Posted on

STC Technical Editing COP Elections 2022: Volunteer Nominees Watned!

If you spotted the mistake in the title – good for you! You are just the kind of person we need on the STC Technical Editing COP volunteer council!

We’re looking for volunteers to run for the following council positions:

  • Co-Manager (two-year term)
  • Secretary (one-year term)
  • Treasurer (one-year term)
  • Membership Manager (one-year term)
  • Social Media Manager (one-year term)
  • Webmaster (one-year term)

For details about each of these positions, go to https://stc-techedit.org/tiki-index.php?page=Elected+Positions.

If you will be a Technical Editing COP member in 2022, keep an eye on your mailbox (maybe in the Spam folder) for the official announcement and instructions about how to apply.

This call for nominees ends at 11:59 PM ET 10 December 2021.

The poll will open on 16 December 2021, and remain open until 30 December 2021. Winners will be notified at the beginning of 2022.

We look forward to hearing from you – and good luck!