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January 13: Annual Party and Touchstone Awards

Our annual party features a catered buffet dinner, great companionship, and valuable door prizes. As in previous years, we will announce the winners of the Touchstone technical communication competition and display the winning entries throughout the evening. This party is … Continue reading

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“Evaluating (and Improving) Technical Documentation: Save Money and Reduce Risk”

“Is this documentation effective?” That can be an important question. Technical documentation that is poorly designed or poorly written, or that is not addressed to the right audience, can cause problems: dissatisfied customers, lost customers, wasted effort, and in the … Continue reading

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Chapter Elections Open Until November 20

Dear STC Berkeley chapter member: As the end of the year approaches, so does the annual election for our chapter officers. I am writing to ask you to consider running for one of the elected offices. Holding a chapter office … Continue reading

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STC-Berkeley Moves to WordPress

If this site looks different from the last time you visited, that’s because STC Berkeley volunteers rebuilt it for WordPress. The leadership committee decided in December 2016 to replace the previous website, constructed in the early 2000s, with this WordPress-hosted site. They did so partly … Continue reading

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STC Members Visit the Bay Model

By Patrick Lufkin STC Fellow and VP Membership On June 3, a group of technical communicators and friends from around the Bay Area visited one of the area’s hidden treasures, the Bay Model in Sausalito. The excursion was organized by … Continue reading

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