Learn about the principles of design that can be applied to any project you’re working on. Often, projects don’t have the budget to bring in a graphic designer, but with this course, you’ll learn how a graphic designer thinks, tools they use, and how you can apply this to your own work.
By the end of the course, you won’t be thinking just about how to make something look pretty, but how you can direct your audience’s attention to where you need them to look. This is the... Details
When: September 1–29, 2022
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You already know the basics of DITA-things like topic-based authoring, DITA maps, elements, and attributes. In this course, you'll learn how to realize greater efficiency and increased business value through reuse (including topic-based reuse, conref, and keyref) DITAVAL, semantic elements, and methods for troubleshooting problems.
When: June 7 – July 5, 2022
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Technical communication is an exciting and challenging career that offers unlimited opportunity for professional development. But to succeed, it's not enough to learn a desktop publishing or Help authoring tool-you need to master the analysis process. This is a thinking person's dream career!
TechComm Fundamentals Bootcamp is the fastest, most efficient way to jump-start your career in technical communication. It covers key theory that you can immediately apply to your work, as well ... Details
When: June 6 – July 18, 2022
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This four-week certification preparatory course provides an overview of the Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) Foundation level exam offered through STC and AMPG International. This course will help you prepare for the Foundation level exam, providing a detailed review of each of the nine core competencies (project planning, project analysis, content development, organizational design, visual communication, written communication, reviewing and editing, content... Details
When: June 6–27, 2022
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STC's Technical Communication Summit is the premier education conference for technical communicators. This year the Summit will be held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, in Rosemont, Illinois (outside of Chicago). The conference theme is The Booming Business of Content: A New Era, New Opportunities.
The Sunday sessions listed below are preconference workshops and have an additional registration fee.
Login to your STC account with your User Name and Password in the Sign ... Details
When: May 15–18, 2022
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Technical editors play a key role in the production of professional documents that are clear, organized, and useful to readers. They work with a variety of different types of writing for various audiences, purposes, and environments. Technical editors' responsibilities cover a number of areas, including language, visual design, globalization, ethics, and fairness, with their primary responsiblitly being to advocate for the reader. This 6-week course will introduce the major issues... Details
When: May 2 – June 12, 2022
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This introductory course is designed for new practitioners who wish to get a leg up in user experience research. The methods covered in this course will prepare them to plan and manage UX projects at any scale. Participants will practice these methods using research scenarios of their own choosing.
This is an asynchronous course. The recording for each week's session will be opened on Monday morning. Students may view the recording at a time convenient for them. Homework... Details
When: May 2–30, 2022
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This certification preparatory course provides an overview of the Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC) exam offered through STC and AMPG International. This course will help you prepare for the Practitioner level exam, providing an overview of the nine core competencies, and four specialization areas (project planning and analysis, visual communication, content development and organization, and writing and editing strategies) covered by the exam. Additionally, the... Details
When: April 4–25, 2022
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This course provides a complete walk through of the process to plan and develop winning responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Learn how proposals fit into the broader business development lifecycle. We discuss the fundamentals of U.S. Federal Government acquisition and all proposal development phases. Along the way, we explore how you can use your skills as a technical communicator and where you need to grow. The course focuses on the U.S. Federal Government, but its... Details
When: April 4 – May 9, 2022
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Q1 2022 STC Communities Check-In
The CAC invites STC community leaders and volunteers for a Q1 check-in on March 24, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM ET. We will review STC's Q1 highlights and introduce new initiatives for 2022.
Bobbi Werner, STC Treasurer, will introduce the STC Budget committee's plan for regular Community audits. She will also share budgeting/reporting changes and provide reminders of important dates for communities.
The CAC will share its plans for leader and volunteer... Details
When: March 24, 2022
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