CyberText — News 2016-now

2023: In addition to editing long complex reports etc. for the oil and gas industry (mainly), much of the work Rhonda did in 2023 involved creating Word templates for oil and gas clients, then transferring existing content into those templates, or fixing Word formatting that had gone awry and applying the styles from the relevant template. Rhonda chose not to attend or present at any in-person conferences.
January 2022: Rhonda decided to remove technical writing from the list of CyberText's services so she can focus on technical editing. Rhonda has been editing technical material almost full-time since 2008 and rarely does tech writing these days; therefore, she is not up to date with what's happening in that profession

April 2021: Rhonda presented a 60-minute session titled 'One command to rule them all: An introduction to Word macros' to more than 550 online attendees at the ACES 2021 Virtual Conference
October 2021: Rhonda decided to NOT submit a session for the 2022 ACES conference as an in-person conference was to be held in April 2022 in Texas and there was no guarantee that a concurrent virtual conference would be held. Attending an in-person conference in the US was out of the question because of Australia's state and international border restrictions related to COVID

June 2020: Rhonda presented a 75-minute webinar to members of TechCommNZ (and other registered attendees) titled 'One command to rule them all: An introduction to Word macros'
May 2020: Rhonda was scheduled to present a 75-minute session at the annual ACES (American Copy Editors Society) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, titled 'One command to rule them all: An introduction to Word macros'. However, the conference was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
March 2020: Rhonda presented a 60-minute webinar to members of the Australasian Medical Writers Association, titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word'

May 2019: Rhonda attended the IPEd (professional association of Australia editors) conference in Melbourne, Australia
April 2019: Rhonda presented a 90-minute webinar to members of Editors Canada, titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word'
March 2019: Rhonda presented a 60-minute session at the annual ACES (American Copy Editors Society) conference in Providence, Rhode Island, titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word'

October 2018: Rhonda presented a 75-minute webinar to members of TechCommNZ titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word' (online)
August 2018: Rhonda presented a 60-minute session titled 'That other 'eff' word: Efficiency' at the annual Winter Seminar, hosted by the Western Australian branch of the Australian Insitute of Professional Editors, Perth, Western Australia
April 2018: Rhonda presented a 75-minute session at the annual American Copy Editors Society conference in Chicago, Illinois, titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word'

November 2017: Rhonda presented a 45-minute session at the annual ASTC conference in Sydney, New South Wales, titled 'Customising Word to Improve Your Efficiency'
March 2017: Rhonda presented a 90-minute session at the annual American Copy Editors Society conference in St Petersburg, Florida, titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word'

May 2016: Rhonda presented two 90-minute sessions for Environmental Health Australia (Western Australia) Incorporated titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word' and 'Plain language writing: Tips for delivering complex messages to a general audience'
March 2016: Rhonda presented a 90-minute session at the annual American Copy Editors Society conference in Portland, Oregon, titled 'Save time and your sanity: Increase your efficiency with Microsoft Word'
February 2016: Rhonda presented two 90-minute workshops titled 'Plain language writing: Tips for delivering complex messages to a general audience' to staff in the recruitment division of the Western Australian Department of Education

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