Lone Star Community STC News for April 5, 2007--Meeting & Kid Books

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for April 5, 2007--Meeting & Kid Books
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April 12 Meeting: Beyond Public Speaking Basics: Presenting Technical
Information to Non-Technical Audiences

Got Kid Books?
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April 12 Meeting: Beyond Public Speaking Basics: Presenting Technical
Information to Non-Technical Audiences

***Meeting is on the SECOND Thursday of the month. 

You are not alone if you still get butterflies when preparing to give a
presentation. Public speaking is the number one fear of American adults.
And communicating specialized information to a non-specialized audience
can be even more challenging.

Dr. Lynne Cooke will present “Beyond Public Speaking Basics: Presenting
Technical Information to Non-Technical Audiences” at the LSC community
meeting on Thursday evening, April 12, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza North
Dallas/Addison Hotel. Dr. Cooke will explain how the right preparation and
presentation techniques can settle your nerves and dramatically increase
the chances that your non-technical audience can understand and even enjoy
learning about technical content.

Lynne Cook

Dr. Lynne Cooke is an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication at
the University of North Texas where she teaches undergraduate and graduate
courses in technical presentations, usability, and visual communication.

She has presented at several STC annual conferences and published articles
in Technical Communication, Business Communication Quarterly, and
Technical Communication Quarterly. Her current research project, funded by
a $10,000 STC research grant, is an eye-tracking study of Web navigation
menu placement and organization.

Registration

Register online by Monday, April 9, and get a discounted dinner price!
With timely online reservations, the dinner and program cost is $20 for
STC members and students with student IDs, and $25 for guests. Without
timely reservations, the dinner and program cost is $25 for STC members
and students with student IDs, and $30 for guests.

The cost for program only attendance with timely online reservations is $5
for STC members and $10 for guests. Without timely reservations, the
program-only attendance is $10 for STC members and $15 for guests.
Program-only attendance is free for students with valid student IDs.

SIN SIG

If you are shy, inactive, or a newcomer, don’t miss another intriguing SIN
SIG session, hosted by Elisa Miller. SIN SIG meets at 5:45 PM in the same
room as the dinner meeting.

Location:

Crowne Plaza North Dallas/Addison Hotel
14315 Midway Road
Addison, Texas

Agenda:

5:45 PM--Registration and Networking, Newcomer (aka SIN) SIG
6:15 PM--Announcements and Dinner
7:00 PM--Program
8:00 PM--Wrap-up
8:15 PM--Additional networking

For more information, go to http://stc-dfw.org/pages/meet_monthly.htm.

Register online at http://www.stc-dfw.org/pages/meet_reserv.htm.

For menu information, go to
http://www.stc-dfw.org/pages/meet_monthly.htm#menu.

We hope you can join us. If you have any questions, please contact
programs at stc-dfw.org.
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Got Kid Books?

Are you coming to the LSC meeting April 12th? Do you have any children’s
books around that your kiddos have outgrown? Grab a bag, box, or armload
and bring them to the April meeting for the Half Price Books Half-Pint
Library book Drive. Your donations help create hundreds of Half Pint
Libraries in hospitals, community centers and special needs schools. Books
for children of all ages are needed and any books in Spanish are
particularly desirable.

So, come hear Lynne Cooke talk about "Presenting Technical Information to
Non-Technical Audiences" on April 12th and bring a bunch of kid books for
the drive. Superstar points will be awarded so load up and come on out!
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