I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast

I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast


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If writing is no longer a marketable skill, what is?
August 09, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Site metrics gives insight about the skills people want The other day I looked at site metrics for my two sub-projects: API documentation and Simplifying Co

My conflicted thoughts about the decentralized web (while taking the Census of Technical Communicators survey)
August 06, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. About the Census Survey Researchers at Concordia University (including Saul Carliner) are conducting a “Census of Technical Communicators.” The survey takes

Articulating stories that influence product adoption (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)
July 31, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Here’s a summary: In any documentation scenario, there are usually at least two competing stories: the company’s story about their product, and the user’s s

Articulating stories that influence product adoption (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)
July 31, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Here’s a summary: In any documentation scenario, there are usually at least two competing stories: the company’s story about their product, and the user’s s

Reducing the complexity of technical language (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)
July 11, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Here’s a summary: Highly technical material often becomes incomprehensible due to the unfamiliar terminology that’s simply part of the technical domain. Rea

The relationship between academics and practitioners — Podcast with Kirk St. Amant
July 11, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Journal article we discuss The journal article we discuss is Reflections on Research: Examining Practitioner Perspectives on the State of Research in Techni

Reducing the complexity of technical language (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)
July 11, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Here’s a summary: Highly technical material often becomes incomprehensible due to the unfamiliar terminology that’s simply part of the technical domain. Rea

The relationship between academics and practitioners — Podcast with Kirk St. Amant
July 11, 2018

Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Journal article we discuss The journal article we discuss is Reflections on Research: Examining Practitioner Perspectives on the State of Research in Techni

Evaluating the user experience of documentation -- Podcast with Bob Watson
June 18, 2018

You can listen to the podcast here: Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Here are a few questions we cover during the podcast: Should tech writers do user testing and research, or is this produ

Evaluating the user experience of documentation -- Podcast with Bob Watson
June 18, 2018

You can listen to the podcast here: Listen to this post: You can download the MP3 file, subscribe in iTunes, or listen with Stitcher. Here are a few questions we cover during the podcast: Should tech writers do user testing and research, or is this produ