Darnell Clarke explains several reasons why employees find themselves on a layoff list. Some of the reasons include not being strategic, not being interpersonal (staying in the shadows), and not having a sponsor. (Note: This post is divided up into… Continue Reading →
Jonathon Colman presents an interesting solution to the over-allocation problem for content designers by reducing their project load to just 1-2 projects so that content designers can immerse more deeply and play a hybrid content/product designer role on teams. (Note:… Continue Reading →
A prominent factor in the low-value equation for tech comm in many companies might be the company’s organization model — whether the tech comm group is centralized, decentralized, or distributed. (Note: This post is divided up into six parts —… Continue Reading →
Even though we were all laid off at the same time, each of my colleague’s has a unique story about their layoff, the reasons for it, and how they steered their career in different directions afterwards. (Note: This post is… Continue Reading →
We recently moved about a mile away to a larger house (still renting, not owning), and this house has an office. I was initially excited about working in the office, and I still am, but I’ve come to realize some… Continue Reading →
A reader whose company recently laid off two-thirds of their tech pubs staff asked why technical writers are often seen as unimportant in a company. I asked Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt, an academic at the University of Minnesota who has been doing… Continue Reading →
The results of the Pandemic survey are available here. The survey is still open, but with 230 responses, I’d like to describe a few highlights and thoughts about it. Source: I’d Rather Be Writing Feed
I’m participating in a remote discussion with WTD Australia this Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 7pm PST (or May 29 in GMT+10/Brisbane) in an event called Techcomm in the times of pandemic. Other participants include Kirk St. Amant, Swapnil Ogale,… Continue Reading →
MadCap Software’s 2020 release for MadCap Flare and MadCap Central include significant enhancements to micro content, code syntax highlighting, privatized output, and more. Through search analytics in MadCap Central, if you identify search phrases, and search phrases that return no… Continue Reading →
I’m curious to know how the quarantine/pandemic is affecting tech comm. I created a short survey to gather some insights about possible trends. It’s unclear how tech comm will play out — there could be gains in places and losses… Continue Reading →
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