Education is the kindling of a flame
February 2016
I've just been reading this month's Let's Tech Communicate, and Leah Guren's advice to new technical communicators contains a golden nugget for us all.
Keep learning
She urges us to keep learning, and not just about subjects that we need right now. For example, even if your company doesn't require you to know how to write for translation, or how to make videos, or how to write API documentation, you will benefit from learning about any of these. Maybe your company will too. Or maybe you'll be equipping yourself for a new role somewhere else.
Socrates said "Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel".
Help guide TechCommNZ education
As part of our mission to provide ongoing support and professional development to you, our members, we'd like you to help guide our education efforts in 2016-2017. We have a menu of offerings for workshops, webinars, and branch events, and we'd like you to contribute your priorities and preferences.
Take the survey
Our survey takes about 10 minutes, and if you leave your name, we'll put you in the draw for a $100 Prezzy Card, to be drawn at noon on Monday 29 February.