Speaker: Aaron Redshaw
Description
Getting a Job in Technical Writing, by Aaron Redshaw, will be a practical talk about the steps you can take to become a technical writer. It will include what works and what doesn’t work in the Bay Area. He will also discuss tools and methods of learning some of the highly sought after technical subjects: Programming languages, API documentation, git, and more.
Resources will be shared with all participants.
About the Speaker
Aaron Redshaw grew up in rain-soaked Oregon, but moved to sunny California soon after high school. He has had many jobs over the years, but was a high school English teacher for fifteen years. For almost a year now he has worked for Amazon as a technical programmer writer. He is married, has two teenage boys, and lives in Santa Cruz.
Event info
Time: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 6:30 p.m. Pacific
Location: Zoom
Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:15: Announcements
7:15 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
8:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline
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