Keith Hoffman Interviews Susan Burton, Exec. Director of the STC

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Keith Hoffman Interviews Susan Burton, Exec. Director of the STC

December 1st, 2006 | Posted in Tech Writer Voices |

Keith Hoffman, president of the Four Lakes STC chapter in Madison, Wisconsin, interviews Susan Burton, the executive director of the STC. Susan discusses the big things happening with STC, gives an overview of the annual conference in Minneapolis, and shares her view on the future of the technical communication profession.

Specific topics include:

The upcoming STC conference in Minneapolis
The conference’s emphasis on value for advanced practitioners
Six major objectives of the STC
Strategies for increasing salaries for technical communicators
What it means to “tell our powerful story”
Sound financial footing strategies to offer increased member benefits and services
The upcoming STC website redesign as a portal of information to help members access useful information for their jobs
How individuals members can do to benefit the STC
The future of technical communication and her vision of the STC

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