1. Speaker Orientation
STC Technical Communication Summit 2014
(http://www.slideshare.net/stcsummit/speaker-orientation2014)
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2. Welcome!
 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 Chris Hester
(@chris_oh)
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3. Today’s Agenda
 Program committee
 Registration
 Event information online
 Your session
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4. STC Summit 2014 Program Committee
 Lloyd Tucker, Director, Education & Meetings
 Chris Hester, Conference Chair
 Paul Mueller, Program Chair
 Track Managers
 Pam Brewer: Content Strategy & Design, Academic
Research
 Matt Sullivan: Content Development & Delivery
 Karen Bachman: User Experience, Usability, & Accessibility
 Jowell Lydon: People & Project Management, Business
Management & Consulting, Professional Development
 Marta Rauch: Mobile Content Design & Development
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5. STC Summit 2014 Registration
 Be sure to register & reserve hotel ASAP
 Most speaker badges and tickets mailed
 International and late registrants pick up packets at the
registration desk (third floor of Convention Center)
 Pick up speaker ribbons in registration area
 Visit the education (program information) booth on
the first floor if you need anything
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6. Take Advantage of Lanyrd
 Full program
 Open to everyone
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Uses Twitter/LinkedIn account or Lanyrd acct
Serves multiple conferences/events
Attendee/Speaker lists
Send intro message, flag who you want to meet
Send Chris your ID if missing from session
 Other events (receptions, TweetUp, banquet,
closing lunch, informal gatherings, …)
 iPhone app & HTML5 site
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7. Your Session: When and Where
 Pre-conference sessions will be in the Hyatt
 Summit sessions will be in the West Building of the
Phoenix Convention Center
 Check the program on lanyrd.com/cmztc
 No sessions have been changed since notification (unless
we contacted you)
 Attendees use Lanyrd to plan their Summit calendars
(track/attend)
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8. Your Session: Audience
 STC audience and expectations
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Various backgrounds, jobs, & experience levels
May leave to find another session
SUMMIT@aClick lets them get content later
SurveyMonkey for reviews/feedback
 Include your Twitter handle, #stc14, and the
session name (or topic) on each slide
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9. Your Session: Equipment
 All rooms (except progressions) have laptop,
projector, microphones, screen
 Use STC laptop (preferred), or use yours if needed
for demo
 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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10. 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 laptop
or your laptop (email)
 Audio record & either copy your slides or “screen
capture” your presentation
 Please help us make this go smoothly
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11. Your Session: Sharing Your Slides
 Slideshare.net to make slides available
 Create your own slideshare.net account
 Add STC Summit logo to your title slide
(http://summit.stc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2014/03/2014SummitLogo.png)
 TAGS: STC14, STC Summit 2014,
techcomm, and technical communication
 Post Slideshare URL to your slides on Lanyrd (add
“coverage” to your session)
 Add URLs for handouts, blog posts, and more to
your session coverage
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12. Your Session: Other Formats
 Progressions (not recorded)
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20 min presentation & discussion (2 times)
6-8 presenters at round tables
Attendees select 2 topics to attend
Various topics (not one SIG area; some combos)
 Lightning talks (recorded)
 20 slides (auto-advancing – 15 sec) in 5 minutes
 2 sessions; 7 presenters in each session
 Fun, various topics, presenters need to practice
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13. Your Session: Other Formats
 Spotlights
New format
Speakers share a powerful message or story
Held in larger rooms (accommodating up to 300 people)
Three 20-minute talks happening at the same time, in
different rooms
 15-minute break between talks so attendees can switch
rooms if desired
 No Q&A
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14. Your Session: PowerPoint Tips
 Use the STC laptop and PowerPoint for your
session if possible
 Use standard fonts
 Avoid complex colors that could degrade when
moving from one computer to another
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15. Your Session: Other Tips
 Be prepared… practice aloud in advance… your
evaluations will reflect it
 Get to the room early
 Volunteer, program committee, and A/V help will
be on hand
 Most sessions are 45 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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16. Find Us Online
 summit.stc.org (main information)
 lanyrd.com/2014/society-for-technicalcommunication (or lanyrd.com/cmztc)
 @STC_Summit
 #stc14
 Chris Hester: @chris_oh
 Paul Mueller: @Paul_Useraid
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17. Questions?
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