Hey all! Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. The recordings from the March meeting are now available!
Click here to see the video recording of Mastering Your Website 201.
Click here to listen to the audio recording of Mastering Your Website 201.
Thank you again to our wonderful speaker, Tim Esposito!
Speaker: Aaron Redshaw
Description
Getting a Job in Technical Writing, by Aaron Redshaw, will be a practical talk about the steps you can take to become a technical writer. It will include what works and what doesn’t work in the Bay Area. He will also discuss tools and methods of learning some of the highly sought after technical subjects: Programming languages, API documentation, git, and more.
Resources will be shared with all participants.
Aaron Redshaw grew up in rain-soaked Oregon, but moved to sunny California soon after high school. He has had many jobs over the years, but was a high school English teacher for fifteen years. For almost a year now he has worked for Amazon as a technical programmer writer. He is married, has two teenage boys, and lives in Santa Cruz.
Time: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 6:30 p.m. Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:15: Announcements
7:15 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
8:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline
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Speaker: Timothy Esposito
Description
You’ve created your domain, selected a hosting company, and installed WordPress. Your site is up and running, but is fairly straightforward and simple, and missing its 15 pieces of flair. Learn how to improve your site by integrating social media, mail lists, event calendars, and more. Go under the hood and tighten security, scan for viruses, have Google analyze your site visits, optimize for search engines, and FTP files to/from your web server. Work towards mastering your website!
This webinar is for those currently serving as webmasters, are incoming webmasters, or are interested in learning more about using WordPress and cPanel for their website.
Timothy Esposito is an STC Fellow with over 20 years of technical communication experience. He is the STC Secretary and past President of the STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter. He lives just outside Philadelphia with his wife and son.
Time: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 6:30 p.m. Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
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7:15 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
8:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline
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Hello all! The recordings for the February 2021 meeting are up!
Click here to listen to the audio recording.
Many thanks again to our wonderful speaker, David Dylan Thomas! You can purchase his book or contact him direct on his website or listen to him on The Cognitive Bias Podcast! Dave has also provided this Google Doc with further resources on cognitive bias.
Speaker: David Dylan Thomas
Please note the time change! This meeting will start at 5:30 pm Pacific time!
Description
Users’ minds take shortcuts to get through the day. Usually they’re harmless. Even helpful. But what happens when they’re not? In this talk I’ll use real-world examples to identify some particularly harmful biases that frequently lead users to make bad decisions. I’ll then talk about some content strategy and design choices we can use in our apps, designs, and platforms to redirect or eliminate the impact of those biases. Finally, I’ll explore our own biases as designers and some methods to prevent our own blind spots from hurting users.
David Dylan Thomas, author of the book Design for Cognitive Bias from A Book Apart, serves as Content Strategy Advocate at experience design firm Think Company and is the creator and host of the Cognitive Bias Podcast. He has developed digital strategies for major clients in entertainment, healthcare, publishing, finance, and retail. He has presented at TEDNYC, SXSW Interactive, Confab, An Event Apart, LavaCon, UX Copenhagen, Artifact, IA Conference, Design and Content Conference, and the Wharton Web Conference on topics at the intersection of bias, design, and social justice.
Time: Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 5:30 p.m. Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
5:30 to 6:00: Networking
6:00 to 6:15: Announcements
6:15 to 7:30: Presentation
7:30 to 7:45: More networking
7:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline
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Meeting ID: 886 0730 2778
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