STC-SAZ September Meeting Notice - October 16th

Improving Your Editing (and Writing!) Efficiency
With Geoff Hart

Save the Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008

Working efficiently as an editor involves a mix of software skills, soft (human) skills, and strategies for surviving chaos, and most of these skills are equally transferrable to other activities, including writing. Although software skills are certainly important—we never have as much time as we need, and computers really can help—we must also nurture workplace relationships and learn how to survive the inevitable chaos. Knowing the strategies that battle-scarred editors have developed over the years can save you from duplicating those scars. In this talk, Geoff will discuss how to acquire the software skills you'll need to work efficiently, how to cope with the human factors involved in editing and writing, and some strategies for managing the often-chaotic life of the technical communicator.

About Our Speaker

Geoff Hart is an STC Fellow with more than 20 years of experience as a writer, editor, information designer, and French translator. He has published more than 300 articles, most available via his Web site (www.geoff-hart.com), as well as the book Effective Onscreen Editing. A popular speaker at the STC annual conference and STC chapter meetings, Geoff has given presentations and workshops on topics ranging from writing and editing to information design, cross-cultural communication, and workplace survival skills. He currently works as a freelance French translator and scientific editor, specializing in authors for whom English is a second language

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