Marian G. Stone is an Associate Professor of Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication at Arizona State University Polytechnic, and a Fellow and Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communication. Professor Stone has taught engineering and technical communication courses at Arizona State since 1989. In 2000 she developed and launched the B.S. and post-baccalaureate certificate program, which was one of the first of its kind in the country.

Professor Stone has presented conference proceedings papers at IEEE's International Professional Communication Conference, IEEE/ASEE's Frontiers in Education Conference, ASEE's Annual Conference, the Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication Annual Conference, the Association for Business Communication Conference, and the International Technical Communication Conference. She has also published journal articles, a book and book chapters. Professor Stone has also successfully mentored students and faculty, providing scholarships, internships, and professional positions in the field.

Professor Stone has served as a Grand Awards Judge for Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), STC Special Awards Judge for Intel's International Science and Engineering Fair, Judge for the American Indian Science and Engineering Fair (AISEF), STC Manager for Intel's ISEF Technical Communication Competition, Leader and Judge for STC's International Publication Competition, Judge for the STC International Online Communication Competition, and Judge for the STC Phoenix international Technical Student Writing Competition.

She has also served as the STC Phoenix Chapter Scholarship Committee Manager, the Manager of the first Southwest Communicators' Conference Award, the STC Phoenix Chapter Scholarship Manager and Student Advisor, and the Faculty Advisor of the first Student Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication at Arizona State University East.

Professor Stone has received the STC Distinguished Chapter Service Award, the STC Phoenix Chapter Conference Manager Award, and the STC Phoenix Chapter Certificate of Achievement for Responsive Leadership, Support and Achievement of the Profession of Technical Communication.

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DESIGNING SUCCESSFUL RÉSUMÉS AND PORTFOLIOS

A résumé is a marketing tool designed to present your professional career experience to obtain an interview. This presentation, focused mainly on content, helps you determine what research shows business and industry professionals expect from employees, and instructs you how to tailor your résumé to meet and exceed those expectations. We will discuss how your résumé content needs to be accurate, concise and strong to document your accomplishments, not simply your work history.

A portfolio is a professional development tool that identifies and presents your record of achievement. The portfolio can be in paper format or can be organized with a multimedia authoring package, incorporating digital sound and video. Nevertheless, you need to collect the appropriate items to provide evidence of your accomplishments, and you need to know how to best organize and present them to your audience. This presentation will help you decide what to collect and then show you how to present your record of achievement most persuasively.

A hands-on workshop will be available to help you redesign and refocus your resume, and construct your portfolio. For this workshop, you will need to bring in your current résumé and samples of you work.

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HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS IN THE WORKPLACE

A team is a group organized to work together to accomplish goals that cannot be achieved effectively by individuals. Strong team building takes many skills, including the ability to achieve harmony. Using communication, learn to create cohesive and harmonious teams that result in a more successful team product. Learn the characteristics of well-functioning teams and the guidelines for building and maintaining effective team membership. Learn how to prevent team problems and resolve conflict effectively and openly to improve decision-making and personal growth.

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WRITING FOR ENGINEERS

How well you communicate in writing affects your career. Engineers who gain technical expertise and have the flexibility to write effectively for many audiences can stand out as "stars" in business and industry. Engineers are called upon to write reports, articles, proposals and web pages to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences. Knowing your audience's needs and learning styles will improve your communication with engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, lay people, and others.

This presentation will address the engineering design and document design processes so you understand the common ground that exists between them. Once this relationship is established, you will come to understand that writing is not a chore, but an important design process that helps you achieve your goals.

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