President’s Message Feb 2019

February is filled with events for the TCOM community. On Tuesday, February 12, Linda Oestreich will present The Benefits and Challenges of Online Education in Houston. http://www.stc-houston.org/february-12-program-meeting/ And on February 16, STC Houston will have our first mini conference in Brenham, Texas, at Blinn College. If you’re interested in coming, there’s still time to register: … Continue reading President’s Message Feb 2019

President’s Message December 2018

Happy Holidays to all STC Houston members, STC members, and everyone in the technical communications fields! We’ve had an eventful few months since the 2018-2019 year started. We’ve hosted three successful program meetings and started using Facebook Live to broadcast discussions at the program meetings, and working with the incredible In Cahoots team to host … Continue reading President’s Message December 2018

President’s Message September 2018

by Erika Frensley Hello, and welcome to the new STC Houston program year! Over the summer, the Admin Council has planned and schemed to make STC Houston valuable to members and nonmembers in the technical communication community. A few highlights of what’s in store: The STC Austin chapter has been merged with STC Houston. To … Continue reading President’s Message September 2018

Not the Post You Are Expecting

This may seem like it is another predictable Presidential recap of a successful year with STC.You may expect a detailed listing of a year filled with fun networking events, memorable speakers and discussions at program meetings, and outstanding workshops with top presenters. Yes, I could discuss all of those things, because it truly HAS been that great … Continue reading Not the Post You Are Expecting

January Program: How to Avoid an International Incident

Tips and Tricks for Communicating with a Global TeamTechnical communication has gone global. Modern technology allows us to work with subject matter experts or other writing colleagues in other time zones and different environments, all coordinating and working towards the common goal of producing something meaningful.Whether you work with someone down the hall, in another state, or … Continue reading January Program: How to Avoid an International Incident

President’s Message – October 2014

by Stephanie Donovan, STC Houston President 2014-15Welcome back to STC, everyone!If you missed out on the STC Houston program season kick-off meeting in September, you missed a lot! STC Associate Fellow Rhyne Armstrong gave a very entertaining and informative talk on “How Not to Suck at Presenting.”Armstrong gave great examples of ways to make your presentations … Continue reading President’s Message – October 2014

September Program: Let’s Get This Season Started!

STC Houston proudly kicks off our 2014-2015 season with an outstanding speaker! STC Associate Fellow, Rhyne Armstrong, joins us to discuss his topic: Don’t Suck at Presenting Speaking in front of a group of people is very hard to do. Don’t make it worse by making your audience feel like you are boring them, confusing … Continue reading September Program: Let’s Get This Season Started!

A Good Time Was Had By All – February 25 Celebration

By Cindy Pao, PresidentOn Tuesday, February 25, 2014, members and award winners met together for a celebration of everything wonderful in STC Houston.Stationed at a long table in a cozy room, 25 people (or so) gathered. We recognized our competitions winners, all of our volunteers, our Distinguished Chapter Service Award winner, our new Associate Fellow, … Continue reading A Good Time Was Had By All – February 25 Celebration