I recently interviewed Alan Houser, candidate for STC vice president, in a podcast about his perspectives and plans for the STC. Both Alan and Vici Koster-Lenhardt are running for this position. I asked each of them the following five questions: What’s one of the greatest challenge STC members face right now. Any solutions? What would you like to see differently in the STC?

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3 Duration: 27 min. In this podcast, I talk with Bill Albing, founder of KeyContent.org, about the impact of social media on technical communication. Bill talks about different ways social media helps audiences interconnect and interact. Good social media technologies enable professionals to collaborate easily, without being encumbered by complicated technology or even burdened by managing and … more »

Alan Houser, principal of Group Wellesley consultants, makes an insightful observation about non-leader blogs: …Much of the really appealing blog content is being generated by former “non-leaders” — those who have valid, insightful opinions, and who have become recognized in our profession through their blogs. (see comment | see Alan’s blog) In other words, people who don’t hold high-up leadership positions are often the ones … more »