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Giving tech writers the skills to have not-boring careers.
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
John Paz—Senior Content Designer at Atlassian and mentoring wizard—shares his experience mentoring prospective tech writers and how you can do the same, including how to find prospective mentees, how to foster a relationship with mentees, and how mentoring can boost your own technical writing career.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Chad Lott—content marketer at Zenreach—shares his experiences as a content marketer, plus, shares tips on how technical writers can transition into the field, including how content marketing differs from technical writing, how content marketers succeed, and how technical writers can use their existing skills to transition into content marketing.
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Kathleen Franks shares how you can use your skills to start writing for nonprofit organizations, including which technical writing skills best assist nonprofits, how to use your skills to advocate for nonprofits, and how to use your skills for more than just grant writing.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Jody Winter—Auckland-based technical writer of 15 years—shares how you can embrace the long game of technical writing, including how to observe and respond to changes in the field, how to respond to seasons of burnout, and how to find opportunities to ramp up your technical writing skills.
Friday May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Ash Blankenship—founder at Acme Design—shares how you can find your unique perspective on technical writing to brand your work, including how to use content to build your brand, how to choose the right platform to build your brand, and how to build a tribe that believes in your approach to technical writing.
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Anne Janzer—author of Writing to Be Understood—shares how technical writers can make their technical writing more interesting. We discuss where technical writers may currently miss the mark in their writing, how technical writers can use cognitive science to make their writing more interesting, and small steps technical writers can take today to begin applying the concepts.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Katie Price, instructional designer at Azusa university, shares how technical writers can transition into instructional design, including what types of projects instructional designers work on, what skills you need to learn to excel in instructional design, and how to use your existing skills to transition into the field.
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Kyle Taylor—Solutions Architect at FFW and President of a Denton-based technology nonprofit TechMill—shares with how you can contribute to open source projects, including how to choose the right project to contribute to, how to translate your contributions into your portfolio, and how to create open source documentation that developers will love.
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thaddeus Dieken – Technical Writer at Accuray – shares how you can get your first job in technical communication, including how to effectively search for jobs, market yourself as a qualified entry-level candidate, and how to navigate the workplace.
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Kim Campbell – Professor and Chair of Technical Communication at the University of North Texas – shares how you can begin teaching technical writing, including how to develop the right skills, adopt the right mindset for teaching, and enjoy a fulfilling career in academia.