Communicating About Space: Pitfalls and Priorities
Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 7 pm at Huntsville-Madison County Main Public Library Main Auditorium, with Bart Leahy, freelance technical writer.
Technical communication plays a vital role in space advocacy. NASA,
billionaire investors, traditional space companies, and small
businesses, as well as science and nonprofit organizations want
their messages heard. In a unique gathering for members of the
Huntsville Alabama L5 Society (HAL5) and the
Society for Technical
Communication (STC), guest speaker Bart Leahy will reveal how technical
communication can strengthen space advocacy.
About Bart Leahy
Mr. Leahy is a technical writer who has bridged the technical
communication and space advocacy worlds by specializing in writing for
the diverse space community. His talk will share insights on effective
communication in a space context. He will also discuss some of the
pitfalls that space organizations can suffer from and ways to overcome
them. In this way, he explores methods for space advocates and technical
communicators to contribute to a shared future where people live and
work in outer space.
Bart Leahy is a freelance technical writer. His diverse career taken him
from the Midwest to Washington, DC, Huntsville, Alabama, and Orlando,
Florida. He has worked for large corporations, defense contractors, NASA
contractors, small businesses, and aerospace news sites. He has also
taught business writing at the University of Alabama-Huntsville and
supported space advocacy groups, and nonprofits such as the Science
Cheerleaders. His professional blog, Heroic Technical Writing, shares
insights about the business of technical communication.
Huntsville-Madison County Main Public Library Main Auditorium
Huntsville-Madison County Main Public Library is located at 915 Monroe Street in downtown Huntsville. The main auditorium is on the right when you come in the main entrance.
