Archive for September, 2009

Touchstone is the Northern California Technical Communication competition, sponsored by five STC chapters: Berkeley, East Bay, North Bay, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.  It is currently accepting submissions of print communication, online communication, and technical art for the Touchstone 2009-2010 competition.

Links to the submission form are available on the stc-touchstone.org web site.

The Rockley Group’s Intelligent Content 2010 conference is February 18-19. Proposals for presentations are due on September 15, 2009.

Laid off and looking for new full-time employment?  Freelancing, and wondering where to find new clients?  I’ve got a couple of suggestions.

1. Read Chris Brogan’s free e-book, Using the Social Web to Find Work.  Chris is a marketing consultant who believes social networking is the future of marketing for individual freelancers, businesses, and nonprofit organizations.  He gives proven, practical advice we can use to improve our career-related networking success rate.  He is also entertaining, a quality that is missing in most job-hunting advice these days.

2.  Attend Communication Central’s 4th Annual “Build Your Business” conference on Saturday, September 26.  Internationally-known social marketing expert Neil Hare will be joined by Emily Carpenter, Steve Tylock, and Dick Margulis in a full-day exploration of the new Marketing 101 for freelancers and small business owners.  STC members (as well as members of other professional organizations) will receive a substantial discount on the conference fees.

Disclaimer:  Proof Sheet editor, Kat Nagel, is also a co-owner of Communication Central, the “Build Your Business” sponsor.