Designing Automated Custom Templates as Part of A Global Corporation's Style Guide  

When CH2M HILL staff ignored the Times 12 standard for document production and began inventing their own formats, they often bypassed the company's Publications groups, resulting in client bewilderment and anger. We will orient the audience to how creative thinking and innovative programming made it easy for staff to produce consistently attractive and effectively formatted documents. We also will demonstrate the final Toolset version and supply information about how you can apply the benefits of a Toolset product in your company's environment.

Sippel, Martha K., Brock McFarlane and Deborah Gillespie. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Document Design>Style Guides

Weathering Transition: Is the Grass Really Greener?  

This panel discusses three perspectives of transitions upon selecting, changing, and starting a job or career in the technical communication field. Changing jobs or careers is stressful. Technical communicators must adapt to different corporate cultures, technology changes, and job or career adjustments. Individuals face several challenges when changing jobs or careers-a technical communicator must evaluate the existing situation and any potential offers to determine whether a new opportunity is actually what it seems. Having obtained another degree, changed careers, and transitioned through three jobs in nearly three years, I will present my suggestions for evaluating your current job, determining your needs, andfinding a new job or career that interests you.

Sippel, Martha K. STC Proceedings (1997). Careers>TC