WINTER 2008 (Volume 19 Number 2) About The Quill
In This Issue
President's Message: Here's to Friends, Accomplishments, and Plans for 2008
Debbie talks about friends, accomplishments, and plans for 2008. Do you
know what Margie and Ted have been up to? What's a webinar and why should
you care? Read all about it in this article.
The Mathematics of Persuasive Communication: Part I
Philip Yaffe of Belgium has provided us with a three-part series based on his book. If you think mathematics and
persuasive communication are about as alike as ping-pong and penguins, you'll soon be thiking differently.
November General Meeting: Contracting: Is it All Worth it?
The three contractors on the panel at our November meeting have found contracting very rewarding for a variety of reasons.
Andrea gives you an overview of what they had to say.
December General Meeting: Management SIG Panel
What does it take to be a technical communication manager? What are the downsides? Ted presents a summary
of December's general meeting in a question-and-answer format: you'll feel like you were actually
there!
Management SIG Meeting
What happened at the first meeting of the Management SIG? How can you get involved?
This article will tell you what you need to know.
Council Meeting Recaps: November and December
Your council has (as usual!) been busy. Get the scoop on Student Awards, the Distinguished Service Chapter Award,
the Publications Award, where we're at with our budget, and more. Carol's summary will get you up-to-date quickly.
Upcoming Chapter Meetings
Our February meeting has been postponed by a day to Wednesday, February 13. Find out why we made this adjustment.
We also tell you about the March and April meetings.
The Editor's MessageHappy “New” Year. Or should that be Happy New “Year”? Or maybe even “Happy” New Year? Does the incorrect and unnecessary use of quotation marks frustrate you as much as it does me? The fact that you're receiving The Quill makes me think it probably does. If I'm right, you'll enjoy a visit to Bethany Keeley's “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks at quotation-marks.blogspot.com. Started in 2005, this blog posts photos of signs, advertising, and even aprons that use quotation marks inappropriately, usually with comedic results. Some of the Greatest Hits (links in the rightmost column of the blog--scroll down a bit) had me laughing until tears came to my eyes. I hope you'll “enjoy” this issue of The Quill. As always, I'm happy to hear your suggestions for articles, and to (try to) answer your questions or address your concerns about The Quill. Drop me a line at quill@stc-soc.org.
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Laura ZinnCreating and supporting a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication