Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Past Speaking Engagements
Virtual STC Conduit UnConference
April 10, 2021
Presented session, To Be More Efficient and Consistent, Build a Better Checklist for STC Philadelphia-Metro Chapter’s Conduit UnConference. Attendees voted on sessions they wanted to see the day of the conference, and speakers presented sessions in small breakout rooms.
Webinar
March 30, 2021
Presented session, Engineering Your Networking Experiences for STC Rochester Chapter and Instructional Design and Learning Special Interest Group / Community of Practice.
Webinar
January 26, 2021
Presented session, Engineering Your Networking Experiences for STC.
Webinar
December 30, 2020
Presented session, To Be More Efficient and Consistent, Build a Better Checklist for STC Technical Editing Community of Practice.
Webinar
November 4, 2020
Presented session, To Be More Efficient and Consistent, Build a Better Checklist for STC Chicago chapter.
Virtual American Medical Writer Association (AMWA) Conference
October 20-22, 2020
Recorded a narrated PowerPoint with two other speakers on 3 Ways to Get More Freelance Clients on LinkedIn and answered questions via chat during the replay session. They were over 100 people signed up for the session, and the chat was busy.
Recorded a narrated PowerPoint on Low-Cost and Low-Effort Ways to Create Infographics and Visually Appealing Slides and answered questions via chat during the replay session. They were over 300 people signed up for the session, and the chat was REALLY busy!
Facilitated virtual roundtable / networking session: To Be More Efficient and Consistent, Build a Better Checklist. 27 people attended and the conversation was consistent and fruitful.
Virtual Spectrum Conference
September 19-21, 2020
Facilitated a discussion among STC leaders and participants on Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey and Volunteering in STC.
Virtual Roundtable
June 25, 2020
Facilitated virtual roundtable: Build a Better Checklist
This was facilitated as part of the AMWA Southwest Chapter Virtual Roundtables and Annual Meeting.
Virtual Workshop
June 2, 2020
Facilitated workshop: To Be more Efficient and Consistent, Build a Better Checklist
This was originally scheduled as an in-person workshop for the AIIP Annual conference, but was offered to members as a virtual workshop after the conference was cancelled.
Note: While I normally share materials form my session, because it was a paid workshop, I won’t be providing slides, handouts, or the recording publicly on my website.
Webinar
April 20, 2020
Presented session: Tools to Enhance Your Productivity as an Editor
This was presented to the Metro NY Chapter of AMWA .
Webinar
April 18, 2020
Presented session: Build a Better Checklist for your Communications Tasks
This was presented as part of the STC South Central Texas Mini-conference.
Webinar
February 27, 2020
Presented session: Tools to Enhance Your Productivity as an Editor
This webinar was presented to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of AMWA.
Webinar
January 14 , 2020
Presented session: Tools to Enhance Your Productivity as an Editor
This webinar was presented to the South Central Texas Chapter of STC.
Link to recording: https://youtu.be/R_yZwXKZHoI
Webinar
November 21, 2019
Presented session: To Be more Efficient and Consistent, Build a Better Checklist for your Communications Tasks
This webinar was presented to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of STC.
Presentation
November 7, 2019
Presented session: Tools to Enhance Your Productivity as an Editor
This was a slightly re-worked session, meant to be an hour, with a different title than the one at Summit in May. This was during the AMWA Medical Writing and Communication Conference in San Diego, CA.
Presentation
August 26, 2019
Presented session: Tools to Enhance Your Productivity as an Editor
An encore presentation of the session I presented at the 2019 STC Summit (with a slightly different title), this was for a small but active local group.
Webinar
July 10, 2019
Presented session: Expanding Your Toolbox to Make You a More Productive Editor
An encore presentation of the session I presented at the 2019 STC Summit. Of the 72 that registered, 49 showed up. I had some good questions, and I received some LinkedIn invites afterwards with good feedback and additional tips (some of which I will include in future LinkedIn posts on my company page).
STC’s Technical Communication Summit
May 5-8, 2019, Denver, CO
Presented session : Expanding Your Toolbox to Make You a More Productive Editor
Webinar
February 20 , 2019
Presented session: Using Checklists to Increase Consistency and Productivity in Communications Tasks
This webinar was presented to the Lone Star Chapter of STC.
Webinar
January 14, 2019
Presented session: Using Checklists to Increase Consistency and Productivity in Communications Tasks
More information and a link to the video: https://www.single-sourcing.com/events/checklists-increase-productivity/
STC – New England Chapter’s Interchange Conference
October 26 and 27, 2018, Lowell, MA
Presented session: Engineering Your Networking Experiences
The theme for this conference was Engineering Experiences, so I updated some slides I had used on networking to give a session called Engineering Your Networking Experiences. I was in the first session of the first day, right after the keynote, so I did my best to send InterChange attendees out into the rest of the conference and the world with some tools for better networking. It was gratifying to hear attendees use some of my phrases in talking to me and others in an effort to network and use what they learned.
Webinar
September 19, 2018
Presented session: Ideas and Advice for Building Side Gigs at Your Day Job
Slides: Ideas and Advice for Building Side Gigs at Your Day Job
Webinar
May 9, 2018
Presented session: Using Checklists to Increase Consistency and Productivity in Communications Tasks
STC – Philadelphia-Metro Chapter’s Conduit Conference
April 7, 2018, Philadelphia, PA
Presented session: Ready to Pivot, Advance, or Change? Use Side Gigs to Move Your Career Forward (with Todd DeLuca)
STC – Rochester Chapter’s Spectrum Conference
March 25-27, 2018, Rochester, NY
Presented a Spotlight Talk on Using Checklists to Increase Consistency and Productivity in Communications Tasks. Due to time constraints, I rushed through it a bit but I got some good feedback. My slides are on SlideShare and my other resources include an infographic on How to Create an Editing Checklist.
STC – New England Chapter’s Interchange Conference
October 20-21, 2017, Lowell, MA
Presented session: Ideas and Advice for Building Side Gigs at Your Day Job
AMWA’s Annual Conference
October 5-8, 2016, Denver, CO
Facilitated 2 Speed Networking Sessions
STC’s Technical Communication Summit
May 15-18, 2016, Anaheim, CA
Presented progression: Editing Checklist Infographic _FINAL
STC’s Technical Editing Special Interest Group Webinar
September 21, 2015, virtual
Co-presented session: Editing in the Finance Industry and Medical Field Presentation
STC’s Technical Communication Summit, Leadership Day
June 21, 2015, Columbus, OH
Co-presented progression: Regional Conferences
STC – Rochester Chapter Program Meeting
November 18, 2014, Rochester, NY
Co-presented session: Medical Technical Writing in NY – Come Explore a Growth Segment in our Technical Communication Profession!
STC – Rochester Chapter’s Spectrum
April 14, 2014, Rochester, NY
Presented progression: Communicating with Others – Research Says!
Presented lightning talk: Resumes – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
AMWA’s Annual Conference
November 6-9, 2013, Columbus, OH
Hosted Breakfast and Lunch Roundtables: Using Checklists for More Efficient Editing
STC – Rochester Chapter’s Spectrum
March 23, 2012, Rochester, NY
Presented lightning talk: Editing Yourself
AMWA’s Annual Conference
October 4-6, 2012, Sacramento, CA
Hosted Breakfast Roundtable: Using Checklists for More Efficient Editing
Co-presented open session: It_s Not Magic Rev 3
STC’s Technical Communication Summit
May 20-23, 2012, Chicago, IL
Facilitated Editing Evaluation Workshop
- Created and coordinated a brand new workshop at the STC Summit. Editors were required to submit samples of their editing of a document. They then met with experienced editors, who evaluated the quality of their editing and queries.
Presented progression: Using a Checklist for More Efficient Editing
Presented lightning talk: Bringing the Benefits of STC to Work
STC – Rochester Chapter’s Spectrum
April 23, 2012, Rochester, NY
Facilitated Editing Checklist Workshop
AMWA’s Annual Conference
October 20-22, 2011, Jacksonville, FL
Hosted Breakfast Roundtable: Using Checklists for More Efficient Editing