With so much discussion in the technical communication profession centering on making tech comm more strategic and "demonstrating the value of tech communication," we decided to spend some time and pixels on discovering how to do just that. TechWhirl's focus for June is "Skills to Survive and Thrive." Other professions and their practitioners seem to always be at the center of what happens in the organization, so simply having great ideas for new products or services, or ways to deliver them more efficiently just isn't enough. Otherwise we'd all be CEOs right? What are those folks doing–what skills do they have–that we need to acquire to ensure that our voices are heard, our ideas are acted upon and our contributions recognized? Continue reading ...