Author: TechCommGeekMom

Danielle M. Villegas is a technical communicator who currently employed at Cox Automotive, Inc., and freelances as her own technical communications consultancy, Dair Communications. She has worked at the International Refugee Committee, MetLife, Novo Nordisk, BASF North America, Merck, and Deloitte, with a background in content strategy, web content management, social media, project management, e-learning, and client services. Danielle is best known in the technical communications world for her blog, TechCommGeekMom.com, which has continued to flourish since it was launched during her graduate studies at NJIT in 2012. She has presented webinars and seminars for Adobe, the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the IEEE ProComm, TCUK (ISTC) and at Drexel University’s eLearning Conference. She has written articles for the STC Intercom, STC Notebook, the Content Rules blog, and The Content Wrangler as well. She was very active in the STC, as a former chapter president for the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter, serving and chairing on several STC Board committees, and most recently was the STC Board Vice-President before the organization closed.. You can learn more about Danielle on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemvillegas, on Twitter @techcommgeekmom, or through her blog. All content is the owner's opinions, and does not reflect those of her employers past or present.
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12 Moms That Rule The Tech Industry

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See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications

These are the high-powered mothers of tech.

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

An excellent article for Mother’s Day. I also know lots of other tech comm moms and geekmoms who might not be leaders of industry, but are still influential in their field. 

–techcommgeekMOM

See on www.businessinsider.com

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At the Summit: Midnight Train [From] Georgia

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051-Gladys-Knight-Midnight-Train-To-GeorgiaAll good things must come to an end, so must the STC Summit 2013. The last day of the conference was a half-day, but it was still packed with some great presentations and fun. It was time to go home (hence taking the Midnight Train FROM Georgia versus TO Georgia), but it was with the knowledge that so much had been gained in those few days.

Here’s the summary of my last day at the Summit:

At the Summit: Midnight Train [From] Georgia

There will be one last summary written for the STC Notebook, which will also be published here, so stay tuned!

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At the Summit: Closer I Am to Fine

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This entry, posted at the STC Notebook, reviews my second full day at the STC Summit 2013.

It’s the ninth post of the “First-Timer’s Summit” series.  I have just two more entries to write up so that y’all have the full details! You’ll notice that I took a lot of content strategy courses during the Summit, but I threw in some variety as well.

Enjoy the article!
At the Summit: Closer I Am to Fine

P.S. The title of this post on the STC Notebook was mis-edited. If you haven’t figured it out yet, the titles of all my “At the Summit” posts are based on the titles or lyrics of songs by bands from the greater Atlanta area. The cover here corrects this particular title.
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At the Summit: Roam (If You Want To)

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B52sSorry for the delay, but I was having too much fun at the STC Summit! Here’s second installment of my STC Notebook series while AT the Summit, which is the eighth installment of my STC Notebook series, “A First-Timer’s Summit.”

At the Summit: Roam (If You Want To)

Much, much more will be coming about the Summit! Stay tuned!

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At The Summit: I’ve got my Sprite, I’ve got my Orange Crush–and Coca-Cola too!

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r-e-mHello all! I’m posting this while at the STC Summit, and I’m writing my reflections of the conference for each day. My reflection of the first day of the Summit can be found here.

I apologize for this being a very small post, but I’m writing it on my phone! (Behold the power of mobile!) Wifi availability is less than desirable here at the hotel. I’ll try to post from my iPad while in the lobby tomorrow. Enjoy!