Having trouble selling the idea of STC membership to your boss? Get it paid through your corporate training budget.

Dictionary.com defines "training" as follows: "to make proficient with specialized instruction and practice."

• "Training" happens when a community workshop on XML helps you develop superior company documents—faster and more efficiently.
• "Training" happens when an STC Web-telephone seminar teaches you and your colleagues the basics of single sourcing—and thereby streamlines your company's production processes.
• "Training" happens when a technical session at an STC annual conference shows you how to develop a usability plan that returns valuable feedback on your company's product—resulting in a better product and more satisfied customers.
• "Training" happens when an article in Intercom or Technical Communication shows you how to translate a company Web site to reach an international audience.

If an STC- or community-sponsored event or activity shows you how to improve your company's products or processes, that's "training." Nonmembers often pay significantly more for STC programs, conferences, and workshops than do members. And STC membership provides training with a bonus: a vibrant professional community that offers numerous opportunities for networking.

For information about joining STC or renewing a membership, visit the STC Web site. STC helps you make career opportunities happen.

Reprinted from Tieline, The Society Newsletter, March 2005

Also in This Issue

Tech Writing in the Financial Industry Part two of Sandhya Larsen's (Orange County Chapter) article.

Tech Comm 2005 Our own Aiessa Moyna writes about the Tech Comm 2005 planning process for Tieline, The Society Newsletter.

Tooling Around explores the new online collaborative world of wikis. Gloria's introduction is going to have you thirsting for more.

Seminars, Workshops, Education Clare Turner reports on the new Technical Communications program at ASU.