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The
Society for Technical Communication (STC) is an individual
membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and
sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization
of its type in the world. Its 18,000 members include technical
writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists,
technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics,
information architects, usability and human factors professionals,
visual designers, website designers and developers, and translators—anyone
whose work makes technical information available to those
who need it.
February Meeting
Writing for the Web – Smarter, Better, Faster, Stronger
Presentation by Kelly Thibodeau
Is your web copy killing your customers? Are they left to fend for themselves, lost and alone in a tangled jungle of meaningless words, a sea of senseless categories and twisted paths of never-ending links?
This workshop will teach you how to write headlines that grab attention, paragraphs that won't put you to sleep, and links that don't send your customers around in circles (or worse yet, to the competition).
Untwist the tangled mess and tame the beast! Learn how to look at your website with new eyes—your customers' eyes. Empower them. Engage them. Keep them coming back for more.
Want to create awesome websites that work? Then you will want to attend this event! Please join us for an informative and entertaining look at how we can improve our websites. We look forward to seeing you there!
About the Presenter
Kelly is a Senior Member of the STC and has been working as a technical communicator for more than 17 years. She's worked on a wide range of online projects including developing online policy and procedure manuals, writing computer end-user help systems, managing, writing and editing intranet and Internet content and developing website information architecture. She has been an instructor of Online Documentation courses at Red River College and Simon Fraser University. She has been working in the Communication Services department at Great-West Life for over 5 years.
Meeting details
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. (5:45 registration and networking)
P3-18
Red River College
160 Princess Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Appetizers and refreshments will be served.
Cost for members and students $10
Cost for Non-members $15
Our regular monthly meetings are now being held downtown at Red River College, 160 Princess Street.
To register for this STC event, contact Brad Friesen by noon, January 29, 2010.
Phone: 975-0500 ext. 3326
E-mail: meetingcoordinator@stcmanitoba.org
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