Cliffnotes To Keep You From Cliffhanging  

Understanding organizational behavior and using creative problem solving are as much a part of being a technical communicator as is expertly applying the English language. Recognizing this, the authors-two senior technical communicators—have identified several typical, but not predictable, organizational problems that involve technical communicators. Solutions will be provided when the paper is presented at the conference.

Modrey, Laurie and Emily A, Sopensky. STC Proceedings (1994). Articles>Collaboration>Planning

Negotiating Skills for Technical Communicators  

Negotiating with vendors, business partners, peers, or employees can turn differences to mutual gain. The following paper along with the paper entitled 'Successful Contract Consulting' provides background for a panel on how to optimize your success as a consultant, contractor, or an organization.

Modrey, Laurie and Emily A. Sopensky. STC Proceedings (1995). Careers>Business Communication>TC

Overcoming Dilemmas in Technical Communication  

Experience and common sense are not easily conveyed in textbooks. Discussing the following real-life scenarios provides an opportunity to learn from experienced communicators without risking a job or a deadline. Each presenter will offer one scenario and possible solutions.

Hurst, Robert G., Brenda Jameson, Laurie Modrey, and Emily A. Sopensky. STC Proceedings (1995). Articles>TC

Rules of the Game: Contract Consulting and Negotiating Skills  

A panel of experts will discuss how negotiating with vendors, business partners, peers, or employees can turn differences to mutual gain. Whether the technical communicators finds professional fulfillment and financial success from permanent or contract employment, as an employee or as a manager, the panel will offer suggestions, rules of thumb, and examples of how to optimize success in the work environment. The perspectives offered will be from the viewpoints of the consultant, the contractor, and the organization. Two papers, “Successful Contract Consulting” and “Negotiating Rules for Technical Communicators” provide background for this panel.

Currie, Cynthia C., James T. Currie, Laurie Modrey, and Emily A. Sopensky. STC Proceedings (1995). Careers>Consulting>Collaboration

The Author's Toolkit: Creating a Partnership Between Technical and Nontechnical Team Members  

This paper discusses the evolution of the Author's Toolkit project. Pioneered in 1994, this educational effort was originally designed by SEMATECH's Technology Transfer department to create a paradigm shift in the way that SEMATECH's engineer-authors perceive the technology transfer process.

Modrey, Laurie. STC Proceedings (1996). Articles>Software>Technology