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title: "Defining Experiences: Five STC Candidates Share Influential Stories from the Tech Comm Field"
date: 2007-04-08
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# Defining Experiences: Five STC Candidates Share Influential Stories from the Tech Comm Field

**Listen here:**

[Audio](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/STCcandidatestories_april8_2007.mp3)

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In this podcast, five STC candidates share stories about the defining experiences that shaped their current views about technical communication.

The five candidates who shared their experiences in this podcast include:

- [Leah Guren](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/candBio01.asp?candID=24)
- [Steve Jong](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/candBio01.asp?candID=25)
- [Robert Young](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/candBio01.asp?candID=26)
- [Nicky Bleiel](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/candBio01.asp?candID=23)
- [Katherine (Kit) Brown](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/candBio01.asp?candID=21)

Other links:

- You can read about [all candidates here](http://stc.org/candidatesFAQ/index.asp).
- See the [initial invitation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/04/04/stc-candidates-submit-your-story-about-a-defining-moment-in-your-career/) for the candidate's stories.
- Music is from Podshow.
- Read a [non-candidate listener's defining experience](http://www.infinitediversity.com.au/techwriter/archives/49) too.
- When you're ready to vote, go to stc.org and [click Vote](https://eballot3.votenet.com/stc/login.cfm).