What prevents you from volunteering your technical communication expertise?
- The organization doesn't understand what I could do for them. (45%, 9 Votes)
- Other (please elaborate) (20%, 4 Votes)
- I'd rather do something completely unrelated to my daily work. (20%, 4 Votes)
- I don't have the time available. (10%, 2 Votes)
- The organization already has many volunteers doing what I want to do. (5%, 1 Votes)
- I can't meet the organization's strict volunteer requirements (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 19
Start Date: November 6, 2012 @ 6:30 am
End Date: No Expiry
What kind of volunteer work do technical communicators like to perform in non-working hours?
- Faith-based organizations (25%, 6 Votes)
- Service organizations or non-profits that work towards improving the human condition (25%, 6 Votes)
- Arts or cultural organizations (17%, 4 Votes)
- Local or regional business/professional organization (13%, 3 Votes)
- STC or other professional communications organization (13%, 3 Votes)
- Community sports leagues (4%, 1 Votes)
- Other (please describe) (4%, 1 Votes)
- None (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 13
Start Date: October 29, 2012 @ 10:00 am
End Date: No Expiry
Is Technical Communication Art, Craft, or Science?
- All of the above (69%, 57 Votes)
- Craft. We are skilled producers of a valuable commodity. (18%, 15 Votes)
- Art. It requires creativity and aesthetics to be successful (6%, 5 Votes)
- Science. Our goal is to build and communicate knowledge. (5%, 4 Votes)
- None of the above (2%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 83
Start Date: October 16, 2012 @ 10:30 am
End Date: No Expiry
Will you add a management track to your career upgrade plans?
- No, I prefer to focus producing deliverables and expand my skills into related areas. (36%, 14 Votes)
- Yes, I plan to manage a tech comm team. (18%, 7 Votes)
- No, I'm already a manager. (18%, 7 Votes)
- Yes, but I want to be a working manager to keep my skills sharp. (15%, 6 Votes)
- Yes, I want to manage a multi-disciplinary team. (8%, 3 Votes)
- I haven't decided yet. (5%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 39
Start Date: September 26, 2012 @ 9:28 am
End Date: No Expiry
What are the biggest challenges to becoming successful in technical communication freelancing?
- Getting new business in the pipeline (29%, 8 Votes)
- Getting paid for work completed (14%, 4 Votes)
- Avoiding distractions and staying motivated to keep working (14%, 4 Votes)
- Juggling priorities with multiple clients (11%, 3 Votes)
- Maintaining work/life balance (11%, 3 Votes)
- Dealing with paperwork (7%, 2 Votes)
- Managing all the additional tasks, like bookkeeping (7%, 2 Votes)
- Finding and keeping good employees (4%, 1 Votes)
- Something else (please elaborate!) (4%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 10
Start Date: September 18, 2012 @ 11:27 am
End Date: No Expiry
