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STC Summit 2016

Marcia Wood

Denver, Colorado

STC member since 2000. My service includes Rocky Mountain Chapter Vice President, 2011/12; President, 2012/2013; Past President, 2014/15; Treasurer, 2015/16. Technical Editing SIG Membership Manager, 2015/16.
Worked as a journalist, business writer, technical writer, financial writer and editor. Currently a freelance motivational editor.
Member of Toastmasters since 2007. Attained my DTM in 2013. Unrepentant Toastaholic. Aspiring to be a motivational speaker.

8:00am PDT

Leadership Program Platinum 3/4

5:30pm PDT

Opening Keynote: The New Vanguard for Business: Connectivity, Design, and the Internet of ThingsLIMITED Platinum Ballroom

7:00pm PDT

Welcome Reception and Expo Hall Grand Opening Marquis Ballroom

7:30am PDT

Expo Hall Marquis Ballroom

8:30am PDT

Influence the User Experience Beyond Creating Content Platinum 2

9:45am PDT

Cash in on your Financial Editing Skills Grand E Editors and SMEs: Building Productive Working Relationships Grand E Improving the Review Cycle: Concurrent Editing Grand E The Editor as Collaborator: Communication Makes the Difference Grand E Using Checklists for More Efficient Editing Grand E

1:00pm PDT

From Fred Flintstone to George Jetson: Creating Tension in Training Increases Adoption Platinum 1

2:15pm PDT

Using Word to Automate and Create Your Own Tools Platinum 2

3:45pm PDT

How Professional Communicators Add Value Grand E

5:00pm PDT

Annual Business Meeting Grand Ballroom

8:30am PDT

Self-Publishing for Print and eBook Distribution Platinum 3

9:45am PDT

On the Primrose Path to Successful Leadership Platinum 2

1:00pm PDT

Three Hats of Independence Platinum 4 The Attention-Comprehension Gap: An Integrated Approach to Usability Testing and Design Grand C/D

2:15pm PDT

Where Does User Documentation Fit into Content Marketing? Grand C/D

5:00pm PDT

Honors Reception Grand Ballroom

8:30am PDT

Tech Comm Throwdown: 2 Experts Enter, 1 Winner Leaves Platinum 2/3 Power to the People: Targeted Content through Dynamic Filters Grand C/D

9:45am PDT

Summit Unsession Platinum 4 A Loopy Yarn: Knitting and Technical Communication Platinum 2/3 Be Your Own Best Self ... Editor Platinum 2/3 Everything I Needed to Know about Leadership, I Learned from Star Trek Platinum 2/3 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Video Technical Documentation Platinum 2/3 Where’s the Comma People? Platinum 2/3 You Stink at Email: Why Write? Nobody Reads Platinum 2/3

11:00am PDT

Closing Keynote: Publish or Perish: How to Win the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of Next Generation Consumers with Content Marketing Grand Ballroom