Speaker Profile: Ron Blicq

One Hundred Years of Technical Communication: A Significant Endeavour
10 February 2004

Ron has presented this talk to technical communication societies in New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, the US, and the UK -- always to enthusiastic response.

Ron Blicq, Manitoba chapter

Ron Blicq is an engaging and effective speaker with a deep interest in teaching technical writing. He has the perspective to see how technical communication has changed and is changing, so we can be ready for the challenges of the future.

Ron's contributions to the profession have been recognized by a full fellowship in the STC as well as other honours.

Ron Blicq first became involved in technical communication with the Royal Air Force in 1953. He has since been a technical editor with an electronics engineering firm and a teacher of technical communication at a technical college. He is co-author of several award-winning textbooks.

Ron is

• Immediate Past President of the International Council for Technical Communication (INTECOM)
• a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• a Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW)
• a Senior Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Ron is Senior Consultant with RGI Learning Inc in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Here are some articles written by Ron for TC Forum.