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Tag Archives: tech comm
Good writing always gets you ahead.
I’ve been job searching again, as my last contract ended about a month ago. I’ve had some ups and downs in the last month, to say the least, but finding the next gig is always a priority (even though I … Continue reading
STC-NEC Interchange 2018’s Keynote Speaker: TechCommGeekMom
Well, this will be a first! I’ve been invited to be the keynote speaker for the STC-New England Chapter’s conference, Interchange, this coming fall–October 26-27, 2018 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Interchange is one of those regional conferences that I’ve wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged CONDUIT 2019, conference, content strategy, Interchange, Interchange 2018, Keynote, keynote speaker, Learning, Lowell MA, STC, STC-New England, STC-New England Chapter, tech comm, tech comm conference, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Google’s AI Assistant kicks it up a few notches!
This just came out in the news today, which I saw through the Mashable feed. Google’s AI Assistant is really learning how to interact using natural language in a big way. The future, if it’s not now, is coming very … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, Alexa, Amazon, Apple, artificial intelligence, chatbot, chatbots, content strategy, Cortana, digital literacy, Echo, Google AI assistant, machine language, machine translation, Microsoft, natural language, Scotty, Siri, Star Trek, Star Trek 4, Star Trek IV, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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Rhetorical Power—Does it exist?
One of the most important skills a technical communicator possesses is a true command of language, and the use of words in particular. We know that we excel at the written word, but how are we with speaking? Sometimes our … Continue reading
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Tagged rhetoric, rhetorical competence, rhetorical language, rhetorical power, speech, spoken language, spoken work, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communication rhetoric, technical communications, technical communications rhetoric, verbal language, written language
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Tech Comm and The State of Urbanization
Being that I’m a person whose career is always seemingly in flux, I was listening to a past webinar that featured a few people I knew who were giving advice on how to stay current within the tech comm profession. … Continue reading
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Tagged baby boomers, content strategy, digital literacy, digital revolution, digital urbanization, digital work, digitization, Gen X, millennials, remote opportunities, remote work, remote working, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing, urbanization, value, value of remote working, value of technical communication, working in cities
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Moderately Motivated Gen-Xer for Hire – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency
Source: Moderately Motivated Gen-Xer for Hire – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency This was published a year ago, but it still works. While this is meant to be satire, as it is, it’s almost accurate. When I look at the description, it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ageism, Gen X, STEM, tech comm, techageism, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical writing, Twitter
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Music is the ultimate single-sourcing resource
A few years ago, I wrote an article for someone else about how music was used in remixes and mashups, but it never got published. Even so, I was reminded of how music has a lot of reuse due to two … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812 Overture, 9th Symphony, Beatles, Beethoven, Choral Symphony, content strategy, copyright, digital literacy, edupunk, George Harrison, John Lennon, Learning, mashups, music, Paul McCartney, Penny Lane, remixes, Ringo Starr, sampling, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, single sourcing, singular experience, social media, Strawberry Fields Forever, Tchaikovsky, tech comm, TechCommGeekMom, Technical communication, technical communications, technical writing
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