If you are a Technical Communication professional with years of expertise, willing to share and advise people new to the profession, we encourage you to register with us as a Mentor. All we ask is two hours of your time. You will only be contacted for a mentoring interview when we have a match and when it is convenient for you.
To join the STC New England Chapter Mentoring Program as a mentor, please contact Mentoring@STCNewEngland.org with the following information:
- Name
- Phone Number
- Best time to reach you (daytime/evening/other)
- LinkedIn profile, private blog, or other content that you are willing for potential mentees to see
- STC Status (member, NE Chapter member, not yet member/student) and member number, if applicable
Suggested Areas of Interest
Please indicate the area(s) of interest as you are comfortable mentoring in. To mentor in specific software packages, please list the versions with which you are comfortable, if applicable. For example:
Technical
- Tools, such as Word, Frame, Flare, XMetaL, Confluence…
- Computer software
- Hardware
- Help
Communication
- Presentation techniques, such as minimalism, task-based documentation
- Information design
- Knowledge management
- Production
- Graphic design
- Scientific writing
- Medical writing
- Defense writing
- Financial writing
- Marketing writing
- Editing
- Web site design
Job Skills
- Management
- Information interviews
- Social media
- Blogging, vlogging, etc.
- Working with SMEs
- Working in a corporate environment
- Working in a startup environment
- Working as a lone writer
- Company marketing
- Self-marketing
- Years of experience in area of interest
So we can better match you, please include a brief biographical statement, listing your interests, hobbies, and outside activities.