Michael Opsteegh

Hello! I'm a part-time lecturer in the professional writing program within the English department. I'm also a practitioner of technical communication. I've been writing in the software, financial services, and healthcare industries since 2004. I'm currently a senior technical writer for Eyefinity, which supports eyecare professionals with industry-leading software and services. My academic and professional interests include rhetoric, visual design, usability, user experience, accessibility, ethics, and risk communication. Go Beach!

Fall 2025

Publications

Nonjuried Articles

• "Supporting a Software Sales and Retention Pipeline: Opportunities and Challenges," Intercom Magazine (July/August 2024): 9–12.

• "Teaching User Documentation through Structured Authoring," Intercom Magazine (May/June 2024): 13–17.

• “Building a Low-fidelity Prototype with Justinmind.” Intercom Magazine (November 2018): 15–18.

• “A Practitioner’s Guide to Teaching Technical Communication.” Intercom Magazine (October 2015): 12–17.

• “Planning and Creating Infographics.” Intercom Magazine (October 2013): 6–10.

• “Writing in Type: The Art of Choosing Typefaces that Work.” Intercom Magazine (March 2010): 12–16.

• “What Technical Communicators Can Learn from Comics.” Intercom Magazine (February 2009): 19–21.

Guest-Edited Issues

• “Page Design After Print.” Intercom Magazine (October 2017).

Presentations

• Panelist “Professionalization Across the Grad School Career: Preparing for the Job Market at Every Stage of Your Program” Council of Writing Program Administrators (July 2018). Sacramento, Calif.

• “A Practitioner’s Guide to Teaching Tech Comm” Society for Technical Communication Summit (May 2016). Anaheim, Calif.

• “So, You Want to Teach Technical Communication” Society for Technical Communication Summit (May 2014). Phoenix, Ariz.

• “Wowing Your Audience with Prezi” Society for Technical Communication Summit (May 2014). Phoenix, Ariz.

• “Planning and Creating Engaging Infographics” Society for Technical Communication Summit (May 2013). Atlanta, Georgia.

• “Goodbye, Arial and Verdana. Hello, Web Fonts!” Society for Technical Communication Summit (May 2012). Chicago, Ill.

• “Putting Your Best Font Forward.” Society for Technical Communication Summit (May 2011). Sacramento, Calif.

Student Resources

Professional Resources

• Write the Docs

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• TC Body of Knowledge

Campus Resources

• Professional Writing Certificate Program

• Department of English

• College of Liberal Arts

• University Library

• University Catalog

Contact

Let's connect!

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mopsteegh/

• PWC@CSULB: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13019079/

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