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STC-Berkeley Moves to WordPress

If this site looks different from the last time you visited, that’s because STC Berkeley volunteers rebuilt it for WordPress. The leadership committee decided in December 2016 to replace the previous website, constructed in the early 2000s, with this WordPress-hosted site. They did so partly … Continue reading

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STC Members Visit the Bay Model

By Patrick Lufkin STC Fellow and VP Membership On June 3, a group of technical communicators and friends from around the Bay Area visited one of the area’s hidden treasures, the Bay Model in Sausalito. The excursion was organized by … Continue reading

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Old Dogs and New Tricks: Staying Current in Tech

There are things we can’t control, like ageism. And there are things we can control in order to stay relevant and valuable in workplaces whose median age is usually below 40. Older workers in tech can fall into some career-killing … Continue reading

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Minimalist Writing for Maximum Communication

  May 2017 Chapter Meeting Register now, on our reservation page The information age is also the age of the short attention span. We typically write for people who must spend much of each day reading. Many readers would prefer … Continue reading

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