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Chapter meeting announcements

Wednesday, April 8 – MEETING CANCELED!

Due to safety concerns and the recent shelter-in-place order for the Bay Area, including Alameda County, we are canceling this month’s meeting. Here’s more information about the order: https://www.sfchronicle.com/local-politics/article/Bay-Area-must-shelter-in-place-Only-15135014.php We’re exploring other ways, such as virtual coffee meetups, to meet … Continue reading

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Wednesday, March 11 – User Experience: What it is and Why Tech Writers Should Care

Speaker: Nicki Davis Description Back in the day, tech writers were the vanguard of software usability; the way to make software easier to use was to write a better user manual. But then along came usability, and writers discovered that … Continue reading

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Wednesday, February 12 – How Your Audience Reads Your Writing: Insights from Psycholinguistics

Speaker: Joseph Devney, M.A Description Psycholinguistics is the study of how the human brain interprets and produces language—both spoken and written. This presentation focuses specifically on how readers interpret written language in the context of transmitting technical information. Are there … Continue reading

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Saturday, January 18: Annual Party and Touchstone Awards

Our annual party features a catered buffet dinner, great companionship with fellow communicators, and valuable door prizes. As in previous years, we will announce the  northern California Technical Communication Competition, Touchstone, winners and display the winning entries throughout the evening. … Continue reading

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Wednesday December 11 – STC Berkeley December networking event—NOT at Highlands Country Club

The STC Berkeley chapter will not have a formal meeting with a guest speaker in December this year. Instead, on the second Wednesday we will have a networking and socializing event in the Uptown neighborhood of Oakland. In the wake … Continue reading

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