Please join us between 5 pm and 7 pm Pacific Time each Friday for good company and interesting conversations. You do not need to be an active member or part of STC to participate. All are welcome!
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If you have any questions, please contact Nicki Davis at nickinmr@gmail.com or secretary@stc-berkeley.org. Hope to see you there!
Kit Brown-Hoekstra
Dreaming of being self-employed? Want to unleash your entrepreneurial spirit? Join us for this introductory workshop on becoming self-employed. You will learn some of the nuts and bolts of getting started with your own small business:
YouTube Recording: So You Want to be Your Own Boss?
Katherine (Kit) Brown-Hoekstra is an STC Fellow, former Society President, and award-winning consultant, much of it working with life sciences companies and localization teams. As Principal of Comgenesis, LLC, Kit provides consulting and training to her clients on a variety of topics, including internationalization, localization, content strategy, and content operations. She speaks at conferences worldwide and publishes regularly in industry magazines. Recently, Kit has been exploring the concepts of conscious leadership and the techniques of appreciative inquiry. She coauthored a book on managing virtual teams and edited The Language of Localization for the Content Wrangler and XML Press. Her blog is www.pangaeapapers.com.
Time: Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 6:30 PM Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:25: Announcements
7:30 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
~ 8:45: End the Zoom meeting
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The December 2024 CAC Town Hall will take place Friday 13 December at noon Eastern. STC Florida Vice President John Clement will share tips on revitalizing your chapter in 2025.
The Community Affairs Committee (CAC) hosts monthly leadership meetings for STC community leaders and other interested members. These virtual meetings give chapter and SIG leaders the opportunity to discuss topics related to managing their communities and serving their members.
To join the Town Hall, click STC CAC Town Hall to display the Town Hall portal, and then click the following button on the home page:
The zoom link will be open the day of the program, 15 minutes prior to the live event.
Next Town Hall Meeting Points to Ponder:
STC Florida Vice President John Clement will share tips on introducing STC to students, as well as helping them maintain interest once they graduate and enter the next stage of their tech comm careers.
Free Food, Free Books, and Live Entertainment
Instead of having a December guest speaker via Zoom, we will be hosting an in-person holiday party!
The highlight of the evening will be our creative sharing time. This can take any form: A short story or poem you’ve written, a piece of art, a short video you made, or a craft project, such as a quilt or a sweater. Or you might play some music or rap, or sing a song. We hope you’ll share your talents and passion with us as we come together to celebrate the season! Sharing is completely optional.
Another tradition of our holiday parties is the book exchange. It’s optional, but if you want to participate, bring a new or gently used book, wrapped and unidentified. We’ll have a few extras if you forget but still want to participate.
Note: We’ve reserved a room with a finite capacity. We’ll try to accommodate everyone who shows up, but it would help if you would let us know you’re coming and let us know if you’re bringing guests. Send email to reservations@stc-berkeley.org to let us know your plans.
If you’d like a ride, or if you’re driving, please send an email to rides@stc-berkeley.org, and we’ll try to introduce drivers and riders. If you’re driving, please tell us when and from where you’re leaving and how many passengers you can take.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages are on us!
There will be no admission charge for this meeting.
See you there!
Time: Wednesday, December 13, 2022, at 5:30 PM Pacific
Location: Black Bear Diner, 5100 Hopyard Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Program:
5:30 to 6:15: Networking
6:15 to 7:15: Creative Sharing
7:15: Book exchange and more networking
Speaker: Ann Rockley
When your workload exceeds your capacity, it can lead to anxiety, stress and even burnout. Does your task list grow by the minute while your time and energy dwindle? Being busy is not a sign of productivity and success.
Ann shares her decades of experience juggling a very busy corporate life with multiple weeks a month on the road and client 24/7 expectations of availability, with her expertise in stress and health management to help you master your task list, reduce your stress and increase your productivity.
This session helps you to reduce your to-do list without sacrificing your progress, leading to a less stressful daily life and a more satisfying professional work life.
Learn how to:
• Prioritize wisely
• Assess the validity of new tasks
• Understand the art of refusal
• Stop worrying about future tasks today
Ann Rockley, CEO of The Rockley Group is known as the Mother of Content Strategy.
Ann simultaneously conquered both the professional world and chronic illness and left an indelible mark as an internationally recognized expert in content strategy. She was inducted into the Content Strategy Hall of Fame in 2023. She has an international reputation for establishing the field in content strategy, content reuse, intelligent content strategies for multichannel delivery, and structured content management best practices. Ann introduced the concept of content strategy with her ground-breaking book, Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy, now in its second edition. Ann is the creator of the concept of intelligent content and founded the Intelligent Content Conference, now part of the Content Marketing Institute suite of conferences. She shared these concepts in Intelligent Content: A Primer.
Now after 32 years, Ann has made it her mission to help busy professionals to reduce stress, revitalize their health and take their career to the next level. She brings her lifetime of experience in managing her own health challenges and balancing it with the demands of life as a busy high-achiever. She inspires her clients to develop an approach that allows them to overcome health challenges while still boldly reaching for their career goals. Her unique approach has earned her a respected position amongst peers and those looking for health and career guidance from a powerful woman and exceptional mentor, who has walked the talk!
Time: Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 6:00 PM Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
6:00 to 6:30: Networking
6:30 to 6:40: Announcements
6:40 to 6:45: 5-minute break
6:45 to 7:45: Presentation
7:45 to 8:45: More networking
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Speaker: Andrew Davis
Recruiter Andrew Davis will chair a session with a focus on dialog, spontaneity, and a strong element of helpful interaction among peers.
He will share his opinions on current market conditions, but also asks that each attendee formulate a career-related question that we can all focus on. He’ll share his perspectives as they apply, and invites others to chime in.
YouTube Recording: Ask Me Anything with Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis recruits technical content developers for software development and life sciences companies.
He is a former software industry Technical Writer and has a reputation for both understanding and championing the role of content development. He recruits Technical Writers, Technical Trainers, Courseware Developers, Instructional Designers, and Technical Content Writers for challenging staff and contract roles.
Andrew enjoys helping those who communicate complex information get ahead by recognizing and refining their value to technology companies. He’s candid and connected and, just as importantly, he likes to help tech industry workers gain their independence and operate without intermediaries.
Time: Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 6:30 PM Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:25: Announcements
7:30 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
~ 8:45: End the Zoom meeting
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Meeting ID: 863 8848 1798
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