Emeritus
College of Engineering | Technical Communication Program
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Steven Zwickel taught Technical Communications (technical writing, speaking, and document design) at UW-Madison from 1992 to 2020. He is a graduate of Binghamton University, where he majored in political science. He has a law degree (Brooklyn Law School), a M.S. in Social Work (UW–Madison), and a Diploma in Graphic Arts/Printing from Madison Area Technical College. Mr. Zwickel is author of two books on anger and workplace stress, of a text on technical presentations and professional speaking, and of a series of articles on agencies that helped American immigrants. Recent presentation topics include Communication-based Leadership, Persuasive Speaking, Researching Family History, Asylum Seekers at the Border, Finding the Chinese Jews, and Basics of Typography and Page Design.
Talks:
- Working with Teams: How to Build Trust
- Basic Presentation Skills
- Use PowerPoint Like a Pro
- Face-to-Face: Effective Professional Communication Skills
- Presenting Professional Opinions
- Time Management
- The Art of Lecturing: Reaching Across Generations
- Effective Listening Skills
- How to Turn a Classroom into a Torture Chamber: Ineffective Teaching
- Teaching Across Generations: Millennials in the Classroom
- Persuasive Speaking in the Workplace
- Creating a Demonstration Presentation
- Using Numbers in Presentations