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First Time’s the Charm

By Janell Kennedy, STC Member and IDL SIG Secretary

A New Member’s Perspective on the 2024 STC Summit

There are many out there who have been to professional conferences before, including many past STC Summits, so they have a vast basis of comparison. I had none. I had never been to a professional conference of any kind, so I really didn’t know what to expect coming to the 2024 STC Summits. Honestly, I think I always talked myself out of anything like that, especially since it was likely I would have to shell out from my own pocket. And I was a little nervous about traveling alone. But for this year’s Summit I decided I would push away all those excuses and take the plunge. I was so glad I did.
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What I Learned About Tech Comm at the 2024 STC Summit

By Joy Carandang, STC Student Member

Technical communication books and STC Summit information

Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the 2024 STC Summit in Bloomington, Minnesota, alongside my colleagues and friends from the Future Technical Communicators (FTC) club at the University of Central Florida and the STC Florida Chapter. As a student volunteer and first-time attendee, I am grateful to have had the chance to travel to our field’s annual premier conference through the support of our faculty advisors, FTC-STC Florida leadership, and donors.
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Building Presentation Skills for CTE Talks

By T.R. Girill PhD, STC Fellow and IDL SIG member

Unless you use an assistive device to communicate verbally, you don’t compose a written sentence first before pronouncing it in conversation. Such speech spontaneity is certainly convenient, but it poses the danger when giving a formal talk to a group (perhaps of classmates) that what is spontaneously said will be confusing, ineffective, or both. So talk design, like text design, becomes the duty of everyone who wants to explain something (complex) by speaking to a group effectively. And for most people, such talk design needs to be explicitly taught and learned.

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STC Summit 2024 – Come join us!

Hey, friends! The Instructional Design and Learning Special Interest Group (IDL SIG) has special plans for the 2024 STC Summit. We hope you can join us as we share our superpowers and grow closer as colleagues and friends.

Summit dates are Thursday, May 16 – Sunday, May 19. The events are open to all Summit attendees. Schedule information may change. For the latest content, please check the conference app.

All Week

Look for Maralee Sautter, Melanie Murphy, and Viqui Dill. Say hello and we will have stickers and other swag for you.

Thursday 16 May @ 6:45 pm

Join the STC IDL SIG for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe (Dutch/Separate Checks).

Mall of America 306 South Avenue, Level 3, turn right

Everyone welcome. No need to identify as an Instructional Designer.

After dinner, we are going to waddle down to the Duck Donuts shop for dessert and then take a lap around the mall.

 

Thursday 16 May after dinner (8:30 pm?)

Join the STC IDL SIG after dinner. We are going to waddle together for a lap around the mall.

Everyone welcome. No need to identify as an Instructional Designer.

Friday 17 May @ noon

During the Summit, on Friday, May 17, come sit with us for lunch.

Pick up your box lunch at the Sky Bridge, and bring it to Minnetonka A. We’ll have an informal IDL SIG gathering and enjoy our lunch together.

 

Saturday 18 May @ 1:30 pm

STC IDL SIG Panel at STC Summit 2024: Are You a Uni-Duck? The Intersection of Instructional Design and Technical Communication

Lakes Ballroom B

Have you ever wondered if what you do is more “technical communication” or is it more “instructional design”? What’s the difference? Are there differences? Do they even intersect? In this fun and interactive session, we’re going to explore the nuances of both, where they overlap, where they differ, and all the points in-between.

Panelists:
* Viqui Dill (Moderator/Emcee)
* Melanie Murphy
* Maralee Sautter

 

Questions? 

Join the conversation on Slack.

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2024 STC Slate of Candidates

The STC Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the final slate of candidates for the 2024 STC election.

Offices Automatically Filled

President

  • Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Herman will automatically succeed from the office of Vice President.

Immediate Past President

  • Timothy Esposito will automatically succeed from the office of President.

Treasurer (two-year term)

  • Roberta (Bobbi) Werner will complete her two-year term.

Offices to Be Filled

Director (two-year term)

  • Dr. Jackie Damrau
  • Dr. Guiseppe Getto
  • MaryKay Grueneberg
  • Dr. Amanda Patterson
  • Dr. Wendy A. Ross
  • Danielle Villegas

Nominating Committee (two-year term)

  • Joana Donovan
  • Kelly Smith

To read more about the candidates, visit https://www.stc.org/elections/election-slate/

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