RE: TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 159, Issue 12

[Mary Campos <mmcwrite -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I am hoping to use this as a springboard to figure out what type of tech writing I want to go into. 

I currently have a student STC membership which is why I am considering the summit. So far from the responses I have read I think the summit will be worthwhile. If I donât think itâs worth it when I get to Denver there are plenty of breweries so Iâll still have something to do! Ha!

 I live in Los Angeles and we have a local STC chapter here, they just arenât very active and by that I mean there last event was a year ago. I went to one event they had about a year and a half ago but that was what I had time for.  I will have to look for meetup groups, and I joined a few groups on LinkedIn. 

Charlotte, thank you for the suggestion to look into âcontent strategy, UI copy writing/UX writing, etcâ that is helpful in where to start learning. I am taking a report writing class this semester which is probably the most relatable thing to technical writing Iâve done in my entire college career Iâm hoping to learn some things and pick my teacherâs brain since he worked in technical writing. 

Thank you,

Mary M. Campos
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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Considering the STC summit in May (Kelly Smith)
   2. Re: Considering the STC summit in May (Thorsten Konersmann)
   3. Re: Considering the STC summit in May (Charlotte Branth Claussen)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:28:43 -0500
From: Kelly Smith <KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com>
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Subject: Re: Considering the STC summit in May
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Hi, Mary.

I've been to the last four STC Summits and I highly recommend it,
especially for a student!

The Summit has greatly expanded my knowledge of technical communication and
I now have a very large group of colleagues and friends who I can tap for a
variety of reasons. There is a structured speed networking event, but I've
never attended that. Mostly, I've met people by sitting with strangers
every morning at breakfast, and at the after-conference events.

Since joining STC in 2015, I've become membership manager for my local
chapter and newsletter editor for the Instructional Design and Learning
special interest group.

As for what to expect, they have educational sessions on a huge variety of
topics that can help you figure out what path you want to pursue in tech
comm. Almost everyone I've encountered has been friendly and helpful. There
is a mix of academics and industry professionals, so you get to meet people
from all facets of tech comm. If you choose to join the STC, we have a
student chapter and many opportunities for volunteering that can help
increase your contacts and provide experience.

If you'd like to chat off-list about it or get more information, please
email me! (KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com) I'd be happy to tell you more. And maybe
I'll see you in Denver!

Kelly Smith

-----
Hello everyone!

My name is Mary Campos and I am an English major at CSUN. I am considering
going to the Society for Technical Communication?s Summit in May. I just
have a few questions for anyone who has gone before as I am not sure what
to expect at this event. I would really like some insight on how to get
into the field, leads on where to intern, as well as networking
opportunities.

Are there good networking opportunities there?
What has been your experience if you have attended a prior STC summit?
What should I expect?
I am hoping that it will be a great learning and networking experience so
that when I graduate next year I won?t be spinning my wheels for a while
trying to get a job.

Even if you haven?t been to the STC summit any pointers or advice would be
appreciated! The sooner I start moving forward the better off I?ll be when
I graduate.

Thanks in advance!

Mary M. Campos
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:33:50 +0100
From: Thorsten Konersmann <tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering>
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Subject: Re: Considering the STC summit in May
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Hi Mary,

The answers so far suggest that there are several different
conferences/meetups/groups of people in your area. As a student and young
professional, I usually found it helpful to get impressions from different
groups of people/places/related fields.

Jobs in tech comm differ in terms of:

   - industry (software, machinery, medical devices, finance, ...)
   - mode of employment (indie freelancing, employee/owner of a
   consulting/service company, or employee of a manufacturer)



As far as within your budget and resources, go to different places, meet
different people. Smaller gatherings are worthwhile, too.

You?ll never know in advance which topic of interest or which acquaintance
might bring you a step forward later on.

Thorsten

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On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 4:05 PM Kelly Smith <KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Hi, Mary.
>
> I've been to the last four STC Summits and I highly recommend it,
> especially for a student!
>
> The Summit has greatly expanded my knowledge of technical communication and
> I now have a very large group of colleagues and friends who I can tap for a
> variety of reasons. There is a structured speed networking event, but I've
> never attended that. Mostly, I've met people by sitting with strangers
> every morning at breakfast, and at the after-conference events.
>
> Since joining STC in 2015, I've become membership manager for my local
> chapter and newsletter editor for the Instructional Design and Learning
> special interest group.
>
> As for what to expect, they have educational sessions on a huge variety of
> topics that can help you figure out what path you want to pursue in tech
> comm. Almost everyone I've encountered has been friendly and helpful. There
> is a mix of academics and industry professionals, so you get to meet people
> from all facets of tech comm. If you choose to join the STC, we have a
> student chapter and many opportunities for volunteering that can help
> increase your contacts and provide experience.
>
> If you'd like to chat off-list about it or get more information, please
> email me! (KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com) I'd be happy to tell you more. And
> maybe
> I'll see you in Denver!
>
> Kelly Smith
>
> -----
> Hello everyone!
>
> My name is Mary Campos and I am an English major at CSUN. I am considering
> going to the Society for Technical Communication?s Summit in May. I just
> have a few questions for anyone who has gone before as I am not sure what
> to expect at this event. I would really like some insight on how to get
> into the field, leads on where to intern, as well as networking
> opportunities.
>
> Are there good networking opportunities there?
> What has been your experience if you have attended a prior STC summit?
> What should I expect?
> I am hoping that it will be a great learning and networking experience so
> that when I graduate next year I won?t be spinning my wheels for a while
> trying to get a job.
>
> Even if you haven?t been to the STC summit any pointers or advice would be
> appreciated! The sooner I start moving forward the better off I?ll be when
> I graduate.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mary M. Campos
> --
> Kelly Smith
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:48:29 +0000
From: Charlotte Branth Claussen <charlotteclaussen -at- gmail -dot- com>
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Hi Mary,

I agree with Thorsten, it's very useful to get impressions from - and
exposure to - different groups.

If I were you, I would go to as many Meetups, events, conferences, and
courses as you have time for and can afford.
Also, you started by joining this list, which is very helpful in itself,
and there are plenty of relevant LinkedIn groups.

You're saying you're an English major, so you may also want to look into
related areas such as content strategy, UI copy writing/UX writing, etc.

Regarding internships, they're usually easy to find if you will accept
low-paid or unpaid internships. I started my career with a FrameMaker
course and an internship that I had to leave before the end of it because I
was offered a paid job in another company. And even if you can't get an
internship right away, you can still get experience and create a portfolio,
for example by contributing to open source projects.

Looking forward to following your career development!

/Charlotte

On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 at 17:44, Thorsten Konersmann
<tk -at- documentation -dot- engineering> wrote:

> Hi Mary,
>
> The answers so far suggest that there are several different
> conferences/meetups/groups of people in your area. As a student and young
> professional, I usually found it helpful to get impressions from different
> groups of people/places/related fields.
>
> Jobs in tech comm differ in terms of:
>
>    - industry (software, machinery, medical devices, finance, ...)
>    - mode of employment (indie freelancing, employee/owner of a
>    consulting/service company, or employee of a manufacturer)
>
>
>
> As far as within your budget and resources, go to different places, meet
> different people. Smaller gatherings are worthwhile, too.
>
> You?ll never know in advance which topic of interest or which acquaintance
> might bring you a step forward later on.
>
> Thorsten
>
> ?
> http://www.documentation.engineering/
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 4:05 PM Kelly Smith <KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi, Mary.
> >
> > I've been to the last four STC Summits and I highly recommend it,
> > especially for a student!
> >
> > The Summit has greatly expanded my knowledge of technical communication
> and
> > I now have a very large group of colleagues and friends who I can tap
> for a
> > variety of reasons. There is a structured speed networking event, but
> I've
> > never attended that. Mostly, I've met people by sitting with strangers
> > every morning at breakfast, and at the after-conference events.
> >
> > Since joining STC in 2015, I've become membership manager for my local
> > chapter and newsletter editor for the Instructional Design and Learning
> > special interest group.
> >
> > As for what to expect, they have educational sessions on a huge variety
> of
> > topics that can help you figure out what path you want to pursue in tech
> > comm. Almost everyone I've encountered has been friendly and helpful.
> There
> > is a mix of academics and industry professionals, so you get to meet
> people
> > from all facets of tech comm. If you choose to join the STC, we have a
> > student chapter and many opportunities for volunteering that can help
> > increase your contacts and provide experience.
> >
> > If you'd like to chat off-list about it or get more information, please
> > email me! (KellyMJSmith -at- gmail -dot- com) I'd be happy to tell you more. And
> > maybe
> > I'll see you in Denver!
> >
> > Kelly Smith
> >
> > -----
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> > My name is Mary Campos and I am an English major at CSUN. I am
> considering
> > going to the Society for Technical Communication?s Summit in May. I just
> > have a few questions for anyone who has gone before as I am not sure what
> > to expect at this event. I would really like some insight on how to get
> > into the field, leads on where to intern, as well as networking
> > opportunities.
> >
> > Are there good networking opportunities there?
> > What has been your experience if you have attended a prior STC summit?
> > What should I expect?
> > I am hoping that it will be a great learning and networking experience so
> > that when I graduate next year I won?t be spinning my wheels for a while
> > trying to get a job.
> >
> > Even if you haven?t been to the STC summit any pointers or advice would
> be
> > appreciated! The sooner I start moving forward the better off I?ll be
> when
> > I graduate.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Mary M. Campos
> > --
> > Kelly Smith
> >
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