Get On Board! Entraining Volunteers

I’m delivering the presentation below as part of a progression at Summit 2013 Leadership Day in Atlanta. Summit Leadership Day provides STC community leaders with the knowledge and guidance they need to lead successful communities, both geographic chapters and SIGs. … Continue reading

Empowering the Introvert Within | Bulletproofing Your Career Online

Empowering the Introvert Within | Bulletproofing Your Career Online. Preview Hannah (Careersherpa.net) and Ben’s newest presentation, Empowering the Introvert Within: Becoming an Outstanding Leader. Presentations are currently scheduled in Rochester at Spectrum, March 22, 2013 and in Atlanta at the STC … Continue reading

Infosec Strategies: Creating Centralized Efficiencies in a Decentralized IT Environment

My thoughts on one of the challenges facing infosec offices in higher education. It reflects my thoughts, and not necessarily those of my employer. The institutional challenge of creating centralized cost-effective efficiencies in an environment with a strong tradition of … Continue reading

Twitter Use at #STC11 Summit

Last year, I kicked off this blog by posting about Twitter Use at the #STC10 Summit in Dallas. I thought it would be interesting to look at Twitter use at #STC11 as well. Methodology I’ve only analyzed results from May … Continue reading

Communications Liftoff! Rocketing Your Community to the Stars

Society for Technical Communication Summit Conference Leadership Day Presentation, May 15, 2011 Join the discussion on MySTC at http://ow.ly/51WfG Communications liftoff! rocketing your community v3[gigya width="425" height="355" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=communicationsliftoffrocketingyourcommunityv3-110516012143-phpapp02&stripped_title=communications-liftoff-rocketing-your-community-v3-7976829&userName=bwoelk" quality="high" flashvars="gig_lt=1305529009890&gig_pt=1305529176796&gig_g=1&gig_n=wordpress" wmode="tranparent" allowfullscreen="true" ] View more presentations from Ben Woelk … Continue reading

Private Information and Portable Devices

Image via Wikipedia Today, I had the privilege of being interviewed by our local YNN cable news about the challenges presented by placing private information on portable devices. A surgeon at the University of Rochester Medical Center had lost a … Continue reading