June 2023
Kia ora koutou katoa,
Welcome to the June 2023 issue of the TechCommWire newsletter. Where did that first half of the year go? We’re sure it’s been super busy for all, even if it has flown by. We hope you’re staying fresh and recharging when necessary to boost us into the second half of 2023.
From the President
This month Katie gives an exciting update about the shared journal we're creating with our overseas partners. She lets you know about our approach to nominating a new President, and shares more information about the Business Manager role, for anyone interested in taking that on.
News
Reminders this month: score a Prezzy card with the salary survey, enter the Plain Language Awards, join the TechCommNZ board, and sign up for Dave Gash's presentations in October. Plus, we have some updates: shared journal progress, ATSC calling for New Zealand presenters and conference attendees, and an international plain language standard is now live!
Everything you need to know about entering the Plain Language Awards
Not quite sure if you want to enter the Plain Language Awards, or what exactly it involves? We’ve pulled together all the details you might want to know.
Let's tech communicate
A list of links and tools that we hope you'll find useful in your daily mahi as a technical communicator.
On the radar this month: helping our neurodivergent employees, communication concepts to boost understanding, the Plain Language Act 2022 and reo Māori, finding academic research to back your decisions, bottom-up and top-down processing, UX writing for beginners (and introverts), and e-learning challenges with Articulate.
AI - Will it take our jobs?
Peter Nock shares his experience with AI and his insight into what that might mean for our jobs as technical communicators.