Editor Corner

by Jackie Damrau, Managing Editor

The new membership year is here and the STC Lone Star Community has many things planned for your enjoyment. Our first meeting is a mere week away with an excellent workshop to follow the day after the monthly meeting. Those attending will get a real treat from presenter, Neil Perlin. I’ve attended a two-day workshop that he gave several years ago that simply amazed me with his knowledge about the tools of our industry.

Technically Write Style Guide

I want to let you know that your Newsletter staff has worked hard this month on coming up with a STC Lone Star Community, Technically Write Newsletter Style Guide for use in editing the newsletter submissions. We’d like to thank STC Communications staff—Cecily Farrar, Ed Rutkowski, and Maurice Martin—for sharing their internal style guide. We started with that document and have expanded it to cover our own nuances of Society and Chapter references, spelling and word usage, and punctuation and formatting. The guide will be available in the near future to share with you. In the interim, you can drop an e-mail to newsletter@stc-dfw.org if you’d like to get a copy now.

Team Spirit: Your Newsletter Staff Has it!

The other item I’d like to share with you is a motivational quote that came in my
e-mail today.

It's the little things that make the big things possible. Only close attention to the fine details of any operation makes the operation first-class. – J. Willard Marriott

It inspired me, so I hope it inspires you. The most valuable piece of this is “The Power of Teamwork” movie that came with the quote (courtesy of WalkTheTalk.com). It brightened the end of a very rough day when I watched it. Let it do the same for you!

Letters to the Editor

Finally, I want to end this column by sharing the e-mails I received these past few weeks about the Summer edition of Technically Write. Without my excellent staff, the LSC officers and committee managers, the UNT students, and all those who provide content for the newsletter, we wouldn’t have the award-winning newsletter that we do. Thank you!

This is the FREAKING COOLEST THING EVER! It’s BEAUTIFUL! You did a GREAT job. I am so proud of you. – Mel Haughton

The new, newsy newsletter is absolutely amazing! You and your team have done a fabulous job! CONGRATS! – Susie Lynn Fox

I’ve just taken a look at the Summer Edition of TW. It’s just beautiful, and so well organized. The addition of printable versions of the articles is a stroke of genius. – Mary McWilliams Johnson

Looks great. Love the new format. Very crisp, easy to use. The printable link is also good – as I believe someone else mentioned.
– Mike Hiatt

I just looked at the newsletter. I really like the format and style. Content is great, too! – Ann Balaban

Hi, everyone! I just wanted you to know that I’m so impressed with your ongoing progress and contributions to the emerging style guidelines! This is a ground-breaking effort for TW, PR, Web, and LSC. Go TEAM, and keep up the good work! – Susie Lynn Fox

Drop me an e-mail at newsletter@stc-dfw.org to let me know your thoughts about your Technically Write newsletter.

Enjoy your reading!