Ecological Literacy and Advocacy through Technical Communication: From Industrial Communication to Community Activism  

What happens when a technical communicator becomes a volunteer advocate for environmental protection? Professional skills like quickly learning new technical subjects, audience analysis, and recasting technical information for popular consumption are readily transferred to this arena. Team-building skills used both in STC and in industry are important to successful advocacy. New skills are called for in areas like public relations and fund raising. Long-range planning for environmental protection requires the participation of an informed and active citizenry. Technical communicators can be a critical link in that process.

Brock, Cynthia J. STC Proceedings (1998). Articles>Writing>Environmental>Community