I’m getting ready to speak at the Society for Technical Communication Summit in a few weeks about showcasing your skills in your professional portfolio. While I’ve spoken on this topic before, I decided to do a bit of audience analysis and threw the question out into the twittersphere at #stc09.

Here are the things that have been requested. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Atlanta in a few weeks, I’ll answer the questions here, too.

• What is the best way to showcase your skills through online items?
• How large should a document be? How many pages of a book should be in your portfolio?
• What kind of samples should you include?
• Should you include awards in your portfolio?
• Should you include recommendations in your portfolio?
• How should you organize your portfolio?
• How much of any one thing should you include in your portfolio?

While I’ve alluded to several of these questions already, I’ll be sure to address them one at a time in upcoming posts.

What other questions do you have? Let us know in the comments. Inquiring minds want to know!