Achieve It All!  

When the opportunity arose in 1990, I purchased a franchise from the Success Motivation Institute and presented literally hundreds of workshops on goal setting. I was overjoyed at the opportunity to finally achieve all my dreams through a business such as this. I learned about goal setting and Paul Meyer's Million Dollar Personal Success Plan. I loved the idea of teaching people how to help themselves become self-motivated and achieve their goals. But, there was a problem in my dream world. In order to run a business you must sell your products or services, and I simply hated being in sales! I just wouldn't get out and ask people to buy the goal setting plan. It wasn't that I didn't believe in it, because I do! When I finally started listening to myself as I taught others how to achieve happiness, I actually used goal setting to make the decision to give up that business and go back to technical writing.

Laurent, J. Suzanna. Prodigy (2002). Presentations>Slideshows>Technical Writing>Business Communication

Conquering the Comma  

This presentation introduces your students to the rules of comma usage, including placement in compound sentences, after introductory elements, with dependent phrases and clauses, around non-essential elements, in a series, and with adjectives. This presentation also covers methods for avoiding a common comma error--the comma splice. This presentation is ideal for the beginning of a composition course, the assignment of a writing project, or as a refresher presentation for grammar usage.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University. Presentations>Slideshows>Style Guides>Grammar

Digital Scientific and Technical Information Initiatives in an Interagency Context  

Federal STI agencies will have a cooperative enterprise where capabilities are shared and challenges are faced together so that the sum of accomplishments is greater than each individual agency can achieve on its own.

Carroll, Bonnie C. OSTI (1999). Presentations>Slideshows>Technology

Documenting Sources: Using APA Format  

This presentation reviews the purposes of APA documentation, as well as methods for effectively using parenthetical citations and a reference page. This presentation is ideal for the beginning of a research unit in a science course or any assignment that requires APA documentation.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University. Presentations>Slideshows>Writing

E-Resources for Technical Communication

A slideshow presenting various online resources useful to technical communicators.

Smith, Elizabeth Overman 'Betsy'. STC Proceedings (2002). Presentations>Slideshows>Online

Finding Your Focus: The Writing Process  

This presentation acquaints your students with the steps that constitute the writing process, including strategies for brainstorming, drafting, revising, and proofreading. This presentation would work well for the beginning of a composition course or the assignment of a writing project in any class.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University (1998). Presentations>Slideshows>Rhetoric

Oral Presentations: Delivering Technical Information Face-to-Face

This document describes how to write and deliver a formal oral presentation on a technical subject. The content is the most obvious component of an oral presentation -- after all, if you are talking, you had better have something worthwhile to say. But an oral presentation -- no matter how well-written -- is only as effective as its delivery. If you cannot hold the interest of your audience, your presentation is a failure.

Jerz, Dennis G. Seton Hill University (2001). Presentations>Slideshows

Organizing Your Argument  

This presentation reviews the elements of an organized essay, including the introduction, the thesis, body paragraphs, topic sentences, counterarguments, and the conclusion. The twenty-one slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation about constructing a well-organized argument. This presentation is ideal for the introduction of argument to a composition course, the beginning of a research unit, or the assignment of a written argument.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University. Presentations>Slideshows>Writing

Overview of the Web Accessibility Initiative

An online presentation explaining why Web accessibility is important and what the Web Accessibility Initiative does.

Brewer, Judy. W3C (2003). Presentations>Slideshows>Accessibility

The Plug and Play Technical Communicator  

A presentation about the history and present of technical communication.

Sakson, Donna M. and Saul Carliner. STC Orange County (1998). Presentations>Slideshows>TC

Research and the Internet  

This presentation introduces your students to methods for effectively searching the World Wide Web and evaluating the content of web pages. The twenty-four slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation of search and evaluation strategies. This presentation (our most requested workshop!) is perfect for the beginning of a research unit in a composition course or for any research assignment that requires the use of Internet sources.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University. Presentations>Slideshows>Writing

Sentence Clarity and Combining  

This presentation is designed to teach your students about common sentence clarity problems, including misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers, and passive voice, as well as strategies for combining sentences together. The twenty-nine slides presented here are designed to aid the facilitator in an interactive presentation of methods for improving sentence structure. This presentation is suitable within any course as a refresher to common sentence problems.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University. Presentations>Slideshows>Writing

Technical Communications for Scientists and Engineers

Communications basics for scientists and engineers.

Elliott, Celia M. University of Illinois. Presentations>Slideshows>Engineering

Understanding Writing: The Rhetorical Situation  

A presentation designed to introduce students to a variety of factors that contribute to strong, well-organized writing. This presentation is suitable for the beginning of a composition course or the assignment of a writing project in any class.

Liethen, Jennifer Kunka. Purdue University. Presentations>Slideshows>Rhetoric

User Interface Design  

A presentation about usable user interface design.

Sung Kyun Kwan University. (Korean) Presentations>Slideshows>User Interface

What Can We Learn About Web-Based Training From Other Fields?  

We can borrow teaching techniques from older instructional media. Research on educational television and computer-based training can strengthen web-based technical communication instruction.

Krull, Robert. STC Proceedings (2002). Presentations>Slideshows>Instructional Design

Writing Numbers in Technical Documents  

A slideshow about representing numeric data within technical documents.

Elliott, Celia M. University of Illinois. Presentations>Slideshows>Writing

Updating a Corporate Style Guide: Process and Reality

Establish a company-wide team of writers and editors to process comments on the style guide. If applicable, aim for a geographically diverse group that represents all of your company's documentation groups.

Gelb, Janice and Alysson Troffer. STC Proceedings (2008). Presentations>Slideshows>Style Guides>Workplace