Human Factors

By Kathryn Poe, Associate Fellow

Note: Kathryn's column will resume in February 2008. If you want to be her next victim, e-mail her with your interest. – Editor

Welcome to the Human Factors column. My intent is to talk to some of our senior members and officers so you can get to know them and they can share with you. LSC has a plethora of folks who have been in technical communications for some time. We have seen major changes in technology, expectations, and direction since we started, and here is our chance to communicate some of that to you. As I like to tell the newbies I meet, if I can keep you from stepping in a few of the potholes I have found, it is worth the effort.

By way of exposition, I will ask a person the same questions each month and their answers will appear right here. Feel free to send your ideas and comments to me at kpoe@ursaminorservices.com to make this information more useful to you.

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Name:

Job Title:

What do you actually do?

What hard skills have you found most useful and how do you continue to cultivate those skills?

Do you consider yourself a guru at any particular subject?

What is the greatest benefit of being an STC member?

Why have you stuck around so long? What's kept you here?

What positions in LSC and STC have you held?

How can I get involved and if I do, what’s in it for me?

How have you benefited from volunteering?

How do I meet/recognize senior members?

Do senior members/council members really want to talk to me?

Can STC really help me find a job?