I’d Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson

Details About the STC Summit Recording — Interview with Lloyd Tucker

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in STC | 6 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_2293" align="alignright" width="201" caption="The next STC Summit will be entirely recorded and made available for free to all conference registrants."][/caption] At the next STC Summit, May 3-6 in Atlanta, Georgia, ... Read more..

10/23 Intermountain STC Meeting: An Informal Discussion of Any Tech Comm Challenges You’re Facing

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 2 Comments »

Date: Thursday, 10/23 Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Salt Lake City Downtown Library Room: Conference Room 2, Second Floor Cost: Free [caption id="attachment_2057" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Downtown Salt Lake City Library"][/caption] I'm putting together an STC-Intermountain ... Read more..

STC-Intermountain Meeting Tonight

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in STC, WordPress | No Comments »

After a summer hiatus, the Intermountain STC is gathering tonight (Thursday, Sept 18) for another meeting. The topic is on repurposing content for multi-channel publishing. See more details. Read more..

My STC Summit Presentation and Panel — “The Art of the Podcast” and Marketing Yourself in a Web 2.0 World

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Podcasting, Technical Writing | No Comments »

If you're going to the STC Summit in Philadelphia, check out my presentation on podcasting. The Art of the Podcast Room: 111AB Format: Demonstration Skill Level: All Time: Tuesday, 4:30 -5:30 pm Learn how to capture ... Read more..

Looking for Corporate Examples of Web 2.0 Engagement

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting, Technical Writing, social networking | 10 Comments »

I'm trying to gather as many examples as possible about how companies are engaging in web 2.0 activities. Do you know any companies that are using blogs, wikis, social networks, ... Read more..

The Right Way and Wrong Way to Teach People WordPress: Notes from a Wordcamp Utah Planning Meeting at Applebees

Friday, April 11th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Technical Writing, social networks | 9 Comments »

Tonight I attended a WordCamp Utah planning meeting at Applebees with a group of blogging enthusiasts. Joseph Scott, one of the WordPress developers employed by Automattic, organized the event and is ... Read more..

Six Ways I’m Using the H4 Zoom Recorder to Do Technical-Writing Related Things

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in Podcasting, Technical Writing | 15 Comments »

If you asked me 6 months ago how much I used my Zoom H4 digital recorder, it wasn't much. I initially got it to record live interviews at conferences, and ... Read more..

Lots of 2008 SXSW Podcasts Now Available

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting, creativity | 3 Comments »

The 2008 South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) festival, currently underway in Austin, Texas, until March 16, is one of the most popular, high-energy tech conferences of the year. This Interactive conference ... Read more..

How to Record Live Presentations with the Zoom H4 Digital Recorder

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting | 13 Comments »

Recording a presentation can be tricky. Not only do you face the challenge of capturing audience questions, you also usually have a PowerPoint presentation everyone is looking at, the hum ... Read more..

My Blogging and Podcasting Presentation — the MP3 and Video Recording

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting, Tech Writer Voices, Technical Writing | 2 Comments »

For those of you who missed my blogging and podcasting presentation to the STC-Intermountain chapter, here is the mp3 file of the audio recording. Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target ... Read more..

10 Ways to Bomb Your Presentation

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 13 Comments »

Conference season is approaching and presenters are busy preparing their notes and PowerPoint slides. Now is the perfect time to review some good ways to bomb a presentation (especially since ... Read more..

Have a Blog? a Podcast? Want one? Come learn everything you need to know

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Blogging, Podcasting, Technical Writing | 14 Comments »

Update: Listen to the presentation here. I'm no longer president of my STC chapter in Florida. But I'm excited to give a presentation to the local STC-Intermountain chapter on blogging and ... Read more..

“Selection Beats Damping”: A Compelling Argument About Why Blogs Trump Print Media

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 1 Comment »

A week ago I read a flattering comment in one of Heidi's posts. She says Intercom articles would be more enjoyable distributed as blog posts, and then adds that good ... Read more..

Technical Writing Careers — Answering 13 Questions about Technical Writing Jobs

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 37 Comments »

Technical writing careers are often a mystery to those on the outside. What do technical writing jobs involve? What is the industry like? What is the career path of a ... Read more..

Interview with STC President Linda Oestreich: Directions the STC Is Heading

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Tech Writer Voices | 16 Comments »

Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As) Duration: 35 min. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/oestreich.mp3] In this podcast, STC President Linda Oestreich talks about the direction that the Society for Technical Communication is heading. She explains ... Read more..

Tech Writer: “Someone who writes as opposed to someone who rides something”

Sunday, October 28th, 2007 Posted in Technical Writing | 18 Comments »

You might get a kick out of this. I asked a couple of questions to Charles Stricklin at the WordPress podcast, and he answered my questions in his latest show ... Read more..