The Not-Boring Tech Writer

By Jerrard Doran

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Episodes: 42

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Giving tech writers the skills to have not-boring careers.

Episode Date
Tech Writer Advocacy and Managing Write the Docs with Swapnil Ogale
Jun 14, 2021
Documentarians for Diplomacy: Bringing the Mirth with Kat Stoica Ostenfeld
May 07, 2021
Marrying skillsets and existential googling with Caity Cronkhite
Mar 19, 2021
How to Infiltrate a Hackathon in Iowa with Philip Kiely
Feb 16, 2021
A Fond Farewell (Yet Warm Welcome!)
Jan 03, 2021
Skill #36: Creating Usability Tests for Your Organization
Nov 03, 2020
Skill #35: Understanding Basic Design Principles
Sep 30, 2020
Skill #34: Crowdsourcing Technical Communication
Feb 27, 2020
Skill #33: Getting Started with Open Data
Feb 10, 2020
Skill #32: Understanding Translation and Localization
Jan 26, 2020
Skilll #31: Choosing the Right Knowledge Base Software for Your Organization
Jan 20, 2020
Skill #30: Landing a Tech Writing Internship
Nov 30, 2019
Skill #29: Understanding Your Reader (as a Whole)
Nov 18, 2019
Skill #28: Researching as a Tech Writer
Oct 31, 2019
Skill #27: Contributing to GitHub
Oct 24, 2019
Skill #26: Getting Started in API Documentation
Oct 01, 2019
Skill #25: Nudging Users to Action Through Contextual Help
Sep 24, 2019
Finding Your Content DNA
Sep 17, 2019
Skill #23: Transitioning into Tech Writing from Very-Much-Not Tech Writing
Aug 30, 2019
Skill #22: Using Your Detective Skills as a Technical Writer
Aug 26, 2019
Skill #21: Mentoring Prospective Tech Writers
Aug 19, 2019
Skill #20: Understanding Content Marketing
Aug 12, 2019
Skill #19: Writing for Nonprofit Organizations
Jul 29, 2019
Skill #18: Embracing the Long Game of Technical Writing
Jul 22, 2019
Skill #17: Branding Your Work
May 30, 2019
Skill #16: Using Cognitive Science to Make Your Technical Writing More Interesting
Mar 30, 2019
Skill #15: Transitioning into Instructional Design
Mar 24, 2019
Skill #14: Contributing to Open Source Projects
Feb 28, 2019
Skill #13: Getting Your First Job in Technical Communication
Dec 12, 2018
Skill #12: Teaching Technical Writing
Oct 30, 2018
Skill #11: Surviving in the Dev World
Oct 01, 2018
Best of 2016
Jan 01, 2017
Skill #10: Implementing Single-Source Authoring
Dec 12, 2016
Skill #9: Creating a Human Connection in Your Documentation
Oct 07, 2016
Skill #8: Acquiring the Three Types of Knowledge Tech Writers Need to Succeed
Aug 02, 2016
Skill #7: Preparing for the Future of Tech Comm
Jul 09, 2016
Skill #6: Bridging the Gap Between Documentation and Support
Jun 28, 2016
Skill #5: Getting Involved in a Community
May 19, 2016
Skill #4: Understanding UX Design
May 16, 2016
Skill #3: Creating Just-in-Time Documentation
May 09, 2016
Skill #2: Transitioning from Tech Writing to Marketing
Mar 16, 2016
Skill #1: Applying Empathy to Your Audience Analysis
Mar 01, 2016