The Quill - Southwestern Ontario Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication's monthly newsletter
LATE SPRING 2008 (Volume 19 Number 4) About The Quill

In This Issue

President's Message: We all need change

Debbie talks about the changing seasons and the need to welcome change in our own lives.Click to read the Quill Article

The Mathematics of Persuasive Communication: Part III

This article, the final one in a three-part series from Philip Yaffe, examines the role of "density" in creating effective documents.Click to read the Quill Article

And the award goes to...

Wondering who won awards at our April meeting this year? Debbie fills you in!Click to read the Quill Article

Translation 201

Postponed from March, our first May meeting addressed Translation from the points of view of both a technical writer and a translater. Ryan Matusch recaps this informative evening.Click to read the Quill Article

Eclipse

Originally scheduled for May 6, Fei Min Lorente joined us on May 20 to give us the scoop on Eclipse. Thank you to Evan Jones for volunteering to write up a summary for those who couldn't attend.Click to read the Quill Article

Council Meeting Recap: April and May

Carol highlights what your council has been up to in recent months. Find out how the shut-down of the London Student Chapter affects us. Learn what we'll be up to next. It's all here!Click to read the Quill Article

Upcoming Webinars

As Debbie says, the learning doesn't stop with the last meeting of the year. Check out her article to find out about three webinars that we'll be holding over the upcoming months.Click to read the Quill Article

The Editor's Message

Debbie's president's message this month addresses this topic of change in our lives. My own work focus has changed in the last year: I've been doing more mathematics tutoring and less technical writing. As a result, I've decided to step down from the role of Quill editor after this issue.

The new Quill editor hasn't been confirmed, but we do have someone waiting in the wings. You'll have to read the next issue to find out who! And I'm sure that person would appreciate any articles or other assistance you would like to offer, so don't be shy!

A type of change I have enjoyed since I was quite small has been altered song lyrics. My parents originally introduced me to Allan Sherman, and then Weird Al Yankovic came on the scene when I was in my teens. These days, if you search on "song parodies", you will find all sorts of new lyrics for familiar tunes. Here are a couple fun ones for your amusement:

I've learned a lot from putting the Quill together. If you'd like to know more about getting involved, drop me a line at quill@stc-soc.org.

Laura Zinn Laura Zinn

Creating and supporting a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication