Steven Kendus to Present Sell Your Skills with a Web-Based Portfolio" at 2005 STC-PMC Annual Conference

Steven M. Kendus, vice president of marketing for QED Information Systems, Inc. and owner of GoodResume.com and MyHouseSpecs.com, will present Sell Your Skills with a Web-Based Portfolio" at the 2005 annual conference of the Society for Technical Communication - Philadelphia Metro Chapter on March 19, 2005.

Wilmington (PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Steven M. Kendus, vice president of marketing for QED Information Systems, Inc. and owner of GoodResume.com and MyHouseSpecs.com, will present Sell Your Skills with a Web-Based Portfolio" at the 2005 annual conference of the Society for Technical Communication - Philadelphia Metro Chapter (STC-PMC) on March 19, 2005 at the Penn State Great Valley campus.

The presentation, based on Kendus article Developing a Web-Based Portfolio" that appeared as the cover feature in the November 2002 issue of Intercom, addresses the benefits of Web-based portfolios for technical communication job candidates and offers tips on creating them. Web-based portfolios are personalized Web sites that use modern technology (such as HTML, word processing applications, and Adobe Acrobat) to present examples of technical communication skills to potential employers.

According to Kendus, You can definitely sell your technical communication skills with a Web-based portfolio. Not only can your online portfolio include links to traditional, paper-based document samples, like users guides and technical manuals, it can also display dynamic samples, like Web sites and online help systems. Additionally, the Web-based portfolio itself is another example of your skills (especially if it is designed using an industry-standard tool like Macromedias RoboHelp). With the continuous movement of organizations toward paperless environments, I think it only makes sense to impress potential employers with a paperless portfolio."

The 2005 conference features two exciting keynote speakers - Jean-luc Doumont, a recognized expert on visual communication and training, and Christopher Kojm, the deputy executive director of the staff responsible for writing The 9/11 Commission Report.

STC-PMC President Steven Lungren looks forward to the conference. We have an award winning annual conference, and this year it's bigger and better than ever. We'll have 18 presenters from eight different states. Like Steven Kendus, several of our speakers are published authors, and others are experienced presenters at national and international conferences," states Lungren.

About Steven M. Kendus: Steven M. Kendus, vice president of marketing for QED Information Systems, Inc., is a corporate communications expert with more than15 years of technical and marketing writing experience and more than five years of executive management experience in software- and Web-oriented environments. Mr. Kendus founded The Writer's Block - Goodresume.com in 1993 and MyHouseSpecs.com in 2000, and has assisted organizations in enhancing their productivity and identity through training, documentation, and marketing. Prior to joining QED, Mr. Kendus served as manager of technical education and communications for Integrated Software Solutions, Inc.; director of documentation for eCal Corporation; senior technical writer for EXE Technologies; and training program designer for The Bank of New York (Delaware). Mr. Kendus has a Bachelor of Arts in English -- Business and Technical Writing from the University of Delaware and a certificate in Web design from the Delaware College of Art and Design. He is a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication.

About STC-PMC: STC's mission is to improve the quality and effectiveness of technical communication for audiences worldwide. STC is concerned with the education, improvement, and advancement of its members. STC-PMC fills these needs on a local basis through a wide range of activities, including monthly meetings; Special Interest Groups; News & Views, a monthly newsletter; employment and education information; and competitions for technical publications, technical art, and online communications.

For more information on the 2005 annual conference of the Society for Technical Communication - Philadelphia Metro Chapter, visit www.stcpmc.org.

For more information:

Steven Kendus

302.562.8996

twb@goodresme.com

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