I’m not a writer. Wait…you say…I AM?
I still remember sitting at my little desk at school one Friday afternoon when I was in first grade. It was the early seventies, and Friday afternoons were usually the time where all of the kids would...
View ArticleHow important is a credential in tech comm?
I was recently involved in an online discussion on Facebook with some friends about the benefit of having a Masters degree in this day and age. A friend of mind had posted this article which argued...
View ArticleInstant Mobile Apps? Not quite.
Last week, I was in contact with one of my former professors at NJIT‘s MSPTC program. We talked about several things going on, and in the process of the email conversation, she mentioned that she is...
View ArticleHappy 1st Birthday, TechCommGeekMom.com!
One year ago today, I took steps that would change my life. I started this blog. Its purpose was two-fold. First, I was encouraged by my friend, fellow grad student, and technical communicator, Shay...
View ArticleSTC-PMC Presentation of “How Did You Get That Tech Comm Job?”
Last week, I had the privilege of doing my first professional presentation as a fully-fledged technical communicator. The STC-Philly Metro Chapter (STC-PMC) had its annual STC Mid-Atlantic Technical...
View ArticleAdobe Day is Back– STC Summit Style! Don’t be Tardy for the Party!
One of my favorite indulgences offline is watching reality shows on the US cable channel, Bravo, and one of my favorite shows is the Real Housewives of Atlanta. During a past season, one of the...
View ArticleWord Up! ain’t just a Cameo song: A TechCommGeekMom book review
Being that I came of age in the late 1980s, my immediate thought when I hear the words, “Word Up!” is the Cameo song playing with all its funkalicious glory. But now, “Word Up!” has a new meaning for...
View ArticleA TechCommGeekMom Milestone: A baby blog is now a toddler
WOW! I think my little blog just grew up a bit. I not only reached the 10,000 all-time hits mark, but even passed it. For a niche blog that’s 13.5 months old, I think that’s pretty amazing! I’m a proud...
View ArticleA First Timer’s Summit: It’ll be “Gone With The Wind” Fabulous!
Kenya Moore of the Real Housewives of Atlanta shows us the “Gone-With-The-Wind Fabulous” twirl. Here’s the last of the pre-STC Summit blog posts I’ve done for the STC Notebook. A First Timer’s Summit:...
View ArticleIf Tech Comm had its own Coachella, how would it be done?
[WARNING: this is a long post, but jam-packed with information!] Every industry has its own rock stars. Those are the people who have lived, spoken, and written about topics in a particular field. The...
View ArticleGet your motor runnin’…Head out on the [mobile] highway…
When I first read the title of John Daigle’s Adobe Day presentation, “Enjoying a Smooth Ride on the Mobile Documentation Highway,” guitar riffs by Steppenwolf echoed in my mind thinking of the song,...
View ArticleHow does that jagged little pill of content strategy go down?
To continue with the tech comm rock star theme set forth by Adobe for Adobe Day, I thought carefully about who might represent Rahel Anne Bailie, whose talk was titled, “Content Strategy in a Content...
View ArticleMaybe I’m Amazed I met this Tech Comm legend…
“Excuse me, Dr. Corfield, I’m tweeting this event for Adobe today. Would you happen to have a Twitter handle?” With the apology that he hadn’t one, but that he did have a Facebook page, I had started a...
View ArticleRecap of the Adobe Day “Coachella”– Tech Comm Rock Stars abound!
Adobe Day at the 2013 STC Summit was really great. It took me a while to digest all my own notes and relive the moments promoting the rock stars of tech comm. But like all good music festivals, the...
View ArticleTechCommGeekMom’s Excellent Adventure – A look back at STC Summit 2013
OK, I know it’s been more than a month since the 2013 STC Summit ended, but I promise this is the last blog entry I’m going to do about it. No, seriously. I mean it. I was writing up so many blog posts...
View ArticleVillegas Views: Why Bother Learning More in Technical Communication?
See on Scoop.it – M-learning, E-Learning, and Technical Communications Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight: I have a new monthly byline with the STC Notebook blog! Welcome to Villegas Views. Check out this...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Adobe: Danielle Villegas–Review of Marcia Riefer...
While I was at the 2013 STC Summit, I was asked to talk to Adobe about Marcia Riefer Johnston’s book, Word Up, which we all know is a subject I’m happy to discuss. Here is the end result–hey Ma, look!...
View ArticleMobile First or Content First? Yes.
The 10th Doctor questions, “This argument still? This is centuries old by now.” My latest entry on the STC Notebook is now up! It addresses a question that seems to me to be a hot topic of discussion...
View ArticleEverything’s Coming Up Roses! : Why I’ll be going to Adobe Day at Lavacon 2013
Ethel Merman can’t wait to go to Adobe Day at Lavacon 2013–and she’s been gone almost 30 years! A little more than a month from this writing, Adobe will be hosting an Adobe Day event at the 2013...
View ArticleAdobe Day @Lavacon 2013: Welcome to the City of Roses
International Rose Test Garden – Portland, ORPhoto from content.time.com It’s been more than a week since I attended the 2013 Adobe Day at Lavacon, and like the previous two Adobe Days that I’ve...
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