Date

Topic

Presenter(s)

Description

2008

Oct. 9

(Date change)

Rediscovering Your Inherent Skills

Rich Maggiani

Rediscover your inherent skills so that you can apply them in your life and in your job. Emerge with renewed vision, focus, and excitement

Nov. 20

Applying the Latest Training Technologies: From Podcasts to Virtual Learning

Mel Haughton
Clare Davis

Experiential Learning, what the learners of the future are going to start requiring out of training sessions, and other training methods, such as podcasts, Second Life, and Web 2.0

Dec. 18

SharePoint 101

Russell Wright

2009

Jan. 15

Awards Banquet

Feb. 19

Usability Testing and Analytics: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Jim Machajewski

Discuss why a user does something and exactly what they do. Understand the challenges and pitfalls of presenting data in a usable format

March 19

The Writer and the SME

Kathryn &
Stephen Poe

Ever feel like you and your SME speak different languages? You do! Discover the secrets of Techies, how they think, what they need from you and why they do things as they do

April 16

Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense for Technical Communication

Arroxane Ullman
Elisa Miller
Kristin Kirkham

Philosophy of verbal and written communication and preventing it from becoming emotional

May 21

Secrets of Successful Workplace Writing

Paula LaRocque

Tactics, tricks, and tips on how to improve your already polished writing skills set