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Technical writing course Q&A — 'Become a Technical Writer', with Bobby Kennedy

Technical writing courses are popular ways for people transitioning into technical writing careers to build their skills, become familiar with the technical writing profession, and ultimately transition into jobs as technical writers. I had a chance to chat with Bobby… Continue Reading →

Switching from Skype to Zoom for podcasting tools

I’m switching from Skype to Zoom for podcasting tools. Skype seems to be part of another era. The switch to Zoom opens up opportunities for another type of content — one where participants share their screen more. Source: I’d Rather… Continue Reading →

Videocast: Micro content and Flare — Conversation with Kate Schneider

In this videocast, I chat with Kate Schneider about micro content and Flare. Kate shares micro content examples from her current documentation and explains the strategies she considers when creating micro content. She shows specifically how to leverage analytics in… Continue Reading →

Analyzing doc portals by looking at developer journeys — recommended podcast episode from Cherryleaf

Podcast 104 – Fixing broken developer portals, in Ellis Pratt’s Cherryleaf podcast, is well worth listening to. Ellis explains a strategy of analyzing developer portals by looking at the developer journeys within the portal and identifying gaps or friction points… Continue Reading →

My life story, or reflections on what shaped my life's career trajectory

The paths I took in life depend in part of the family dynamics of my childhood, my interest in writing, and a career in tech. In this post, I try to trace the lines from my childhood to present day… Continue Reading →

Updated glossary article with technical examples [API doc course]

I revisited the original page on glossaries in my API doc course — see API glossaries — and expanded the content with many technical examples about how to single source glossary content from a single YAML file. I added examples… Continue Reading →

Cherryleaf collects tech writer goals for 2021

Ellis Pratt’s latest episode of Cherryleaf lists goals that technical writers have for 2021. Rather than just listing each response, Ellis reads these responses while walking in some historic setting and peppers in historical asides to break up the responses…. Continue Reading →

Moving to Seattle and making housing decisions using virtual tools

Many people and companies are moving out of California right now. For example, Tesla, Oracle, HP, Palantir, and others are moving headquarters to other locations (mostly Texas), as are many tech workers. Reasons for the migration include high state income… Continue Reading →

Job transition: from Amazon to Google

I recently switched jobs from Amazon to Google. I’m still in the Bay area right now, but in a couple of weeks I’ll be relocating to Seattle. I had been at Amazon in Sunnyvale for nearly 5 years and was… Continue Reading →

Reflecting seven years later about why we were laid off (Part VI)

Several takeaways to fix the low-value / layoff issue with tech comm is to focus on strategic projects, limit your scope, and be more visible with the documentation you’re creating. (Note: This post is divided up into six parts —… Continue Reading →

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