This webinar on 10 April 2013 (12:30-1:30pm EDT) provides information for speakers presenting at the 2013 STC Technical Communication Summit in Atlanta, GA. The Summit is 5-8 May 2013, and more information is available at http://summit.stc.org.

1. Speaker Orientation
STC Technical Communication Summit 2013
(http://www.slideshare.net/paul_useraid/speaker-orientation-2013)
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2. 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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3. What Will We Discuss
 Program committee
 Registration
 Event networking and scheduling
 Your session
 Summit resources
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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
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13. 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
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