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Speaker Orientation

STC Technical Communication Summit 2013

(http://www.slideshare.net/paul_useraid/speaker-orientation-2013)

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Thank You

Thank you for being part of an incredible program

Your knowledge, experience, and willingness to share brings attendees from around the world

We hope you have a rewarding experience at the Summit and we hope you will join us again

If you need anything, please contact Paul Mueller (@Paul_UserAid)

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What Will We Discuss

Program committee Registration Event networking and scheduling Your session Summit resources

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STC Summit 2013 Program Committee

Lloyd Tucker, Deputy Executive Director, STC Paul Mueller, Conference Chair Chris Hester, Program Chair Track Managers

Mark Lewis (Content Strategy & Design) Bill Swallow (Content Development & Delivery) Karen Bachmann (User Experience & Accessibility) Pam Brewer (Education & Training; Academic

Research) Richard Hamilton (People, Project, & Business Mgmt) Louellen Coker (Professional Development) Michael Opsteegh (Web Design & Development)

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STC Summit 2013 Registration

Badges and tickets mailed Late registrants go to registration desk Be sure to register & reserve hotel ASAP

Pick up bag/badge holder at registration Present ticket you received in mail

Ribbons in registration area Pick up speaker ribbon and others that apply

Education (program information) booth Please come by if you need anything

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Event Networking and Scheduling

Full program in lanyrd.com/ckxzm(website, iPhone app, & mobile HTML5 site)

Everyone invited to participate in Lanyrd Uses Twitter/LinkedIn account or Lanyrd acct Send Paul your account if missing from session Serves multiple conferences/events Attendee/Speaker lists Send intro message, flag who you want to meet Set calendar & see who is coming to yours

Other events (receptions, 60th Anniversary Party Jam/Karaoke, TweetUp, banquet, closing lunch, informal gatherings, bar, …)

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Your Session: When and Who

When and where is your session? Check the program on lanyrd.com/ckxzm No sessions have been changed since

notification (except those contacted)

STC audience and expectations Various backgrounds, jobs, & experience

levels May leave to find another session SUMMIT@aClick lets them get content later

SurveyMonkey for reviews/feedback

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Your Session: Equipment

All rooms (except progressions) have laptop, projector, microphones, screen

Use STC laptop, or can use yours if needed If you use your equipment, need to

provide standard video connectors/adapters

Most rooms have internet for speaker,WIFI for attendees in many areas

Capturing content (SUMMIT@aClick)

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Your Session: Capturing Session

SUMMIT@aClick provides great value to attendees… many positive comments

STC vendor on site… different from A/V Important we know if you are using the

STC computer or your computer (email) Audio record & either copy your

powerpoint or “screen capture” your presentation

Please help us make this go smoothly

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Your Session: Sharing Your PPT

Slideshare.net to make slides available Create your own slideshare.net account Add STC Summit logo to your title slide

(http://summit.stc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013SummitLogo.png)

TAGS: STC13, STC Summit 2013, techcomm, and technical communication

Post URL to your slides through Lanyrd(Add “coverage” to your session)

Add URLs for handouts, blog posts, and more to your session coverage

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Your Session: Other Tips

Be prepared… practice aloud in advance… your evaluations will reflect it

Get to room early Volunteer, program committee, and A/V

help will be on hand All sessions are 60 minutes, 30 min breaks Start on time; end on time (including Q&A) Repeat questions for all to hear…

especially important for recorded sessions

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Your Session: Other Formats

Progressions (not recorded) 18 min presentation & discussion (3 times) 6-10 presenters at round tables Attendees select 3 topics to attend Various topics (not one SIG area; some combos)

Lightning talks 20 slides (auto-advancing – 15 sec) in 5 minutes 2 sessions; 7-9 presenters in each session Fun, various topics, presenters need to practice

Project showcase (not recorded) 6-8 presenters in lobby with monitors on tables Discuss/explore 1-20 min with attendees who stop by

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Summit Resources

#stc13 Twitter hash tag @STC_Summit and @stcorg Twitter IDs summit.stc.org (main information) lanyrd.com/2013/society-for-technical-

communication-summit/ (lanyrd.com/ckxzm) Lanyrd smartphone support

(iPhone app & HTML5 site) Paul Mueller: @Paul_UserAid