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    <description>I'd Rather Be Writing features regular podcasts with experts in the field of technical communication. </description>
    <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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    <itunes:subtitle>technical writing trends and innovations</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>Technical writing blog focusing on the latest trends, news, and other topics in the field of technical communication.</itunes:summary>
    

        
        <itunes:keywords>technical,writing,technical,communication,STC,help,authoring,online,help,usability,information,architecture,software,manuals,user,assistance,dita,structured,authoring,api</itunes:keywords><itunes:category text="Technology"/><itunes:category text="Education"/><itunes:category text="Business"/><itunes:owner><itunes:email>tomjoht@gmail.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>Tom Johnson</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item>
            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: How valuable are agent skills? Conversation with Larah Vasquez and Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-skills-agentic-workflows-larah-fabrizio</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Larah Vasquez and Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti about using skills to extend AI capabilities, the future of agentic engineering, local models like Qwen and Gemma, and whether the tech writer role is shifting into automation architecture. We get into the memory problem in LLMs (and why some of us actually prefer the no memory to extended memory), the progression from prompt engineering to context engineering to compound engineering to orchestrating whole agent systems, and how skills are quietly forcing engineers to write down knowledge they&#39;d never documented before.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with &lt;a href=&#39;https://mcnuggies.dev&#39;&gt;Larah Vasquez&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&#39;https://passo.uno/&#39;&gt;Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti&lt;/a&gt; about using skills to extend AI capabilities, the future of agentic engineering, local models like Qwen and Gemma, and whether the tech writer role is shifting into automation architecture. We get into the memory problem in LLMs (and why some of us actually prefer the no memory to extended memory), the progression from prompt engineering to context engineering to compound engineering to orchestrating whole agent systems, and how skills are quietly forcing engineers to write down knowledge they&#39;d never documented before.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Emerging Picture of a Changed Profession: Cyborg Technical Writers — Augmented, Not Replaced, by AI]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cyborg-model-emerging-talk</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation to students and faculty in person at Louisiana Tech University on March 30, 2026, focusing on what I call the cyborg model of technical writing. The idea is that the emerging model for tech writing isn&#39;t one in which AI replaces tech writers but rather one in which AI augments tech writers. Tech writers interact with AI in a continuous back-and-forth, conversational, iterative manner. This post contains the recording, slides, transcript, summary, notes, and more from my presentation.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation to students and faculty in person at Louisiana Tech University on March 30, 2026, focusing on what I call the cyborg model of technical writing. The idea is that the emerging model for tech writing isn&#39;t one in which AI replaces tech writers but rather one in which AI &lt;i&gt;augments&lt;/i&gt; tech writers. Tech writers interact with AI in a continuous back-and-forth, conversational, iterative manner. This post contains the recording, slides, transcript, summary, notes, and more from my presentation.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will tech writers survive AI? Perspectives from two professors, Nupoor Ranade and Jeremy Merritt]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/will-tech-writers-survive-ai-academics-nupoor-jeremy</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with two professors &amp;mdash; Nupoor Ranade (Carnegie Mellon) and Jeremy Merritt (James Madison University) &amp;mdash; about how AI is reshaping the technical writing profession from the academic side. We discuss dropping enrollments, misconceptions about what tech writers do, historical parallels to past disruptions, agentic AI and organizational restructuring, the cyborg model of human-machine collaboration, and how academics and practitioners can bridge the divide to solve real problems together.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with two professors &amp;mdash; &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.linkedin.com/in/nupoorranade/&#39;&gt;Nupoor Ranade&lt;/a&gt; (Carnegie Mellon) and &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymerritt/&#39;&gt;Jeremy Merritt&lt;/a&gt; (James Madison University) &amp;mdash; about how AI is reshaping the technical writing profession from the academic side. We discuss dropping enrollments, misconceptions about what tech writers do, historical parallels to past disruptions, agentic AI and organizational restructuring, the cyborg model of human-machine collaboration, and how academics and practitioners can bridge the divide to solve real problems together.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Book Club recording of &#39;If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies&#39;]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Will Kill Us All by Nate Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky, held March 15, 2026. Our discussion touches on a variety of topics, including whether the book&#39;s use of parables strengthens or weakens its argument, the question of whether AI can develop genuine intentions, the competitive dynamics that prevent any single company from pumping the brakes, the limits of recursive self-improvement, and what ordinary people should make of wildly conflicting predictions from leading AI thinkers. This post also includes discussion questions,...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of our &lt;a href=&#39;/ai-book-club&#39;&gt;AI Book Club&lt;/a&gt; discussion of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Anyone-Builds-Everyone-Dies-Superhuman/dp/0316595640&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Will Kill Us All&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Nate Soares and Eliezer Yudkowsky, held March 15, 2026. Our discussion touches on a variety of topics, including whether the book&#39;s use of parables strengthens or weakens its argument, the question of whether AI can develop genuine intentions, the competitive dynamics that prevent any single company from pumping the brakes, the limits of recursive self-improvement, and what ordinary people should make of wildly conflicting predictions from leading AI thinkers. This post also includes discussion questions, key themes, and a full transcript.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Doc testing, skills files, and the guardians of knowledge -- with Manny Silva]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-silva-guardians-of-knowledge</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti (passo.uno) and I chat with Manny Silva (instructionmanuel.com), head of documentation at Skyflow and author of Docs as Tests. Manny is working on a follow-up book that incorporates AI, covering validated generation, trusted agents, and self-healing documentation.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti (&lt;a href=&#39;https://passo.uno&#39;&gt;passo.uno&lt;/a&gt;) and I chat with Manny Silva (&lt;a href=&#39;https://instructionmanuel.com&#39;&gt;instructionmanuel.com&lt;/a&gt;), head of documentation at Skyflow and author of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Docs-Tests-Resilient-Technical-Documentation/dp/0994169361&#39;&gt;Docs as Tests&lt;/a&gt;. Manny is working on a follow-up book that incorporates AI, covering validated generation, trusted agents, and self-healing documentation.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Book Club recording, notes, and transcript for Sarah Wynn-Williams&#39;s Careless People]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/careless-people-wynn-williams-ai-book-club</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, held February 15, 2026. Our discussion touches on a variety of topics, including whether criticisms of the author&#39;s complicity are fair, the ethical dilemmas we face working in tech, whether the parallels between social media and AI hold up, the Streisand effect of Meta&#39;s attempt to suppress the book, and more. This post also includes discussion questions, key themes, and a full transcript.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Careless-People-Cautionary-Tale-Power-Idealism/dp/1250391237&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Sarah Wynn-Williams, held February 15, 2026. Our discussion touches on a variety of topics, including whether criticisms of the author&#39;s complicity are fair, the ethical dilemmas we face working in tech, whether the parallels between social media and AI hold up, the Streisand effect of Meta&#39;s attempt to suppress the book, and more. This post also includes discussion questions, key themes, and a full transcript.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Tech comm predictions for 2026 (Phase One)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/predictions-2026-tech-comm-podcast</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this episode, Fabrizio and I discuss our predictions for tech comm in 2026, focusing on two posts:  Fabrizio&#39;s My day as an augmented technical writer in 2030 and my 12 predictions for tech comm in 2026. Some of the specific topics we cover include the evolution of writers into automation engineers, the increasing necessity of systems thinking, the economic paradox where high tech valuations are contrasting with stagnant hiring, the risk of the Reverse Centaur dynamic (where humans merely approve AI output), and the growing value of authentic human connection and humanity.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Fabrizio and I discuss our predictions for tech comm in 2026, focusing on two posts:  Fabrizio&#39;s &lt;a href=&#39;https://passo.uno/my-day-tech-writer-2030/&#39;&gt;My day as an augmented technical writer in 2030&lt;/a&gt; and my &lt;a href=&#39;/blog/tech-comm-predictions-for-2026&#39;&gt;12 predictions for tech comm in 2026&lt;/a&gt;. Some of the specific topics we cover include the evolution of writers into automation engineers, the increasing necessity of systems thinking, the economic paradox where high tech valuations are contrasting with stagnant hiring, the risk of the Reverse Centaur dynamic (where humans merely approve AI output), and the growing value of authentic human connection and humanity.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Book Club recording of God, Human, Animal, Machine]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-book-club-god-human-animal-machine</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This post provides a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning  by Meghan O&#39;Gieblyn, held Jan 18, 2026. Our discussion touches upon a variety of parallels between religion and AI, such as the black box nature of AI and the incomprehensibility of divine will, transhumanism and resurrection, predictive algorithms and free will, and more. This post also provides discussion questions, a transcript, and other resources.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This post provides a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/God-Human-Animal-Machine-Technology/dp/0525562710&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  by Meghan O&#39;Gieblyn, held Jan 18, 2026. Our discussion touches upon a variety of parallels between religion and AI, such as the black box nature of AI and the incomprehensibility of divine will, transhumanism and resurrection, predictive algorithms and free will, and more. This post also provides discussion questions, a transcript, and other resources.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Writing as telepathy: AI tools, automation, and an intentionally offline life -- conversation with CT Smith]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-tools-automation-ct-smith</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this episode, Fabrizio (passo.uno) and I talk with CT Smith, who writes on a blog at docsgoblin.com and works as a documentation lead for Payabli. Our conversation covers how CT uses AI tools like Claude in her documentation workflow, why she builds tooling that doesn&#39;t depend on AI, her many doc-related projects and experiments, and how she balances a tech writing career with an intentionally offline life in rural Tennessee. We also get into reading habits, the fear of skill atrophy from AI reliance, and where the tech writer role might be headed.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Fabrizio (&lt;a href=&#39;https://passo.uno&#39;&gt;passo.uno&lt;/a&gt;) and I talk with CT Smith, who writes on a blog at &lt;a href=&#39;https://docsgoblin.com&#39;&gt;docsgoblin.com&lt;/a&gt; and works as a documentation lead for Payabli. Our conversation covers how CT uses AI tools like Claude in her documentation workflow, why she builds tooling that doesn&#39;t depend on AI, her many doc-related projects and experiments, and how she balances a tech writing career with an intentionally offline life in rural Tennessee. We also get into reading habits, the fear of skill atrophy from AI reliance, and where the tech writer role might be headed.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Book Club recording, notes, and transcript for Ethan Mollick&#39;s Co-Intelligence]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/co-intelligence-mollick-book-club</link>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI  by Ethan Mollick, held Dec 14, 2025. Our discussion touches upon a variety of topics, including the educator&#39;s lens, cautious optimism, the jagged frontier, personas, pedagogy, takeaways, and more. This post also provides discussion questions, a transcript, and terms and definitions from the book.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Co-Intelligence-Living-Working-Ethan-Mollick/dp/059371671X&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  by Ethan Mollick, held Dec 14, 2025. Our discussion touches upon a variety of topics, including the educator&#39;s lens, cautious optimism, the jagged frontier, personas, pedagogy, takeaways, and more. This post also provides discussion questions, a transcript, and terms and definitions from the book.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Documentation theater and the acceleration paradox -- podcast episode 3 with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[In this episode, Fabrizio (from passo.uno) and I discuss the concept of documentation theater with auto-generated wikis, why visual IDEs like Antigravity beat CLIs for writing, and the liberation vs. acceleration paradox where AI speeds up work but creates review bottlenecks. We also explore the dilemmas of labeling AI usage, why AI needs a good base of existing docs to function well, and how technical writers can stop doing plumbing work and start focusing on more high-value strategic initiatives instead (efforts that might push the limits of what AI can even do). This post also contains a lot of short...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Fabrizio (from &lt;a href=&#39;https://passo.uno&#39;&gt;passo.uno&lt;/a&gt;) and I discuss the concept of documentation theater with auto-generated wikis, why visual IDEs like &lt;a href=&#39;https://antigravity.google/&#39;&gt;Antigravity&lt;/a&gt; beat CLIs for writing, and the liberation vs. acceleration paradox where AI speeds up work but creates review bottlenecks. We also explore the dilemmas of labeling AI usage, why AI needs a good base of existing docs to function well, and how technical writers can stop doing &lt;i&gt;plumbing&lt;/i&gt; work and start focusing on more high-value strategic initiatives instead (efforts that might push the limits of what AI can even do). This post also contains a lot of short clips and segments from the episode, along with article links and a transcript.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording, transcript, and notes for AI Book Club discussion of Yuval Noah Harari&#39;s Nexus]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/nexus-harari-ai-book-club</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari, held Nov 16, 2025. Our discussion touches upon a variety of topics, including self-correcting mechanisms, alien intelligence, corporate surveillance, algorithms, doomerism, stories and lists, democracy, printing press, alignment, dictator&#39;s dilemma, and more. This post also provides discussion questions, a transcript, and terms and definitions from the book.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club discussion of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Nexus-Brief-History-Information-Networks/dp/059373422X/&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; by Yuval Noah Harari, held Nov 16, 2025. Our discussion touches upon a variety of topics, including self-correcting mechanisms, alien intelligence, corporate surveillance, algorithms, doomerism, stories and lists, democracy, printing press, alignment, dictator&#39;s dilemma, and more. This post also provides discussion questions, a transcript, and terms and definitions from the book.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[MCP servers and the role tech writers can play in shaping AI capabilities and outcomes -- podcast with Fabrizio Ferri Beneditti and Anandi Knuppel]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/mcp-tools-language-tech-writing</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti and I chat with guest Anandi Knuppel about MCP servers and the role that technical writers can play in shaping AI capabilities and outcomes. Anandi shares insights on how writers can optimize documentation for LLM performance and expands on opportunities to collaborate with developers around AI tools. Our discussion also touches on ways to automate style consistency in docs, and the future directions of technical writing given the abundance of AI tools, MCP servers, and the central role that language plays in it all.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti and I chat with guest Anandi Knuppel about MCP servers and the role that technical writers can play in shaping AI capabilities and outcomes. Anandi shares insights on how writers can optimize documentation for LLM performance and expands on opportunities to collaborate with developers around AI tools. Our discussion also touches on ways to automate style consistency in docs, and the future directions of technical writing given the abundance of AI tools, MCP servers, and the central role that language plays in it all.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of AI book club session of &#39;Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation&#39;, by Jay Alammar and Maarten Grootendorst]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/book-club-hands-on-llms</link>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI book club discussion of Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation by Jay Alammar and Maarten Grootendorst, held Oct 19, 2025. The book differs from other books in the series in that it&#39;s a more technical exploration of how LLMs work, without any ethics discussions. It&#39;s less narrative and more engineering-oriented. Our discussion focuses on understanding of conceptual details and whether, to use an analogy, understanding the plane&#39;s engine helps pilots fly the airplane better.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI book club discussion of &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Large-Language-Models-Understanding/dp/1098150961&#39;&gt;Hands-On Large Language Models: Language Understanding and Generation&lt;/a&gt; by Jay Alammar and Maarten Grootendorst, held Oct 19, 2025. The book differs from other books in the series in that it&#39;s a more technical exploration of how LLMs work, without any ethics discussions. It&#39;s less narrative and more engineering-oriented. Our discussion focuses on understanding of conceptual details and whether, to use an analogy, understanding the plane&#39;s engine helps pilots fly the airplane better.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: How AI is changing the role of technical writers to context curators and content directors]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-fabri-tom-sept-episode-1</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this conversational podcast, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti (Passo.uno) and I talk about the impact of AI on the technical writing profession. We tackle the anxiety, seen and felt almost everywhere, but especially on Reddit, within the community about job security and analyze the evolution of the technical writer&#39;s role into a more strategic context curator or content director. We also cover practical applications of AI, such as using agents markdown files to guide language models (with style overrides or API reference contexts), and the role documentation plays in improving AI&#39;s outputs (Fabri&#39;s phrase AI must RTFM).]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this conversational podcast, Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti (&lt;a href=&#39;https://passo.uno&#39;&gt;Passo.uno&lt;/a&gt;) and I talk about the impact of AI on the technical writing profession. We tackle the anxiety, seen and felt almost everywhere, but especially on Reddit, within the community about job security and analyze the evolution of the technical writer&#39;s role into a more strategic context curator or content director. We also cover practical applications of AI, such as using agents markdown files to guide language models (with style overrides or API reference contexts), and the role documentation plays in improving AI&#39;s outputs (Fabri&#39;s phrase &lt;i&gt;AI must RTFM&lt;/i&gt;).]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of AI Book Club discussion of Karen Hao&#39;s Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman&#39;s OpenAI]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/book-club-empire-of-ai</link>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of the AI Book Club discussion about Karen Hao&#39;s Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman&#39;s OpenAI. The discussion is an informal, casual discussion with about half a dozen people online through Google Meet. You can also read a transcript and other details about the book here.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of the AI Book Club discussion about Karen Hao&#39;s &lt;i&gt;Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman&#39;s OpenAI&lt;/i&gt;. The discussion is an informal, casual discussion with about half a dozen people online through Google Meet. You can also read a transcript and other details about the book here.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of AI Book Club discussion about Kai-fu Lee&#39;s AI Superpowers]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/book-club-lee-ai-superpowers</link>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club session discussing Kai-Fu Lee&#39;s AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order. There are 4 people in this book club discussion, and our conversation focuses on the emerging AI duopoly between the US and China. We share our own US-centric blind spots and weigh the political and cultural implications of China potentially winning the AI race. We also talk about Kai-Fu Lee&#39;s prediction of mass job displacement and his proposed social investment stipend, questioning both its feasibility and its potential drawbacks. The discussion also explores how our own professional...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of our &lt;a href=&#39;/ai-book-club&#39;&gt;AI Book Club&lt;/a&gt; session discussing Kai-Fu Lee&#39;s &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/132854639X&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. There are 4 people in this book club discussion, and our conversation focuses on the emerging AI duopoly between the US and China. We share our own US-centric blind spots and weigh the political and cultural implications of China potentially winning the AI race. We also talk about Kai-Fu Lee&#39;s prediction of mass job displacement and his proposed &lt;i&gt;social investment stipend&lt;/i&gt;, questioning both its feasibility and its potential drawbacks. The discussion also explores how our own professional roles, particularly in tech comm, might evolve to manage and direct AI rather than be replaced by it, and how surprisingly relevant the book feels today despite being published in 2018.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will our next users be AI agents? The future of content delivery with Fabrice Lacroix, founder of Fluid Topics (podcast)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/evolution-techcomm-fabrice-lacroix-podcast</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/evolution-techcomm-fabrice-lacroix-podcast#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Fabrice Lacroix, founder of Fluid Topics, about the evolution of technical communication. Fabrice describes the industry&#39;s progression from (1) delivering static, monolithic PDFs to (2) using Content Delivery Platforms (CDPs) that provide dynamic, topic-based information directly to users to (3) developing content not just for human consumption, but for AI agents that will use this knowledge to automate complex tasks and workflows.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Fabrice Lacroix, founder of Fluid Topics, about the evolution of technical communication. Fabrice describes the industry&#39;s progression from (1) delivering static, monolithic PDFs to (2) using Content Delivery Platforms (CDPs) that provide dynamic, topic-based information directly to users to (3) developing content not just for human consumption, but for AI agents that will use this knowledge to automate complex tasks and workflows.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Book Club recording and notes for The Singularity is Nearer, by Ray Kurzweil]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/kurzweil-singularity-ai-book-club-recording-notes</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of our AI Book Club session discussing Ray Kurzweil&#39;s The Singularity is Nearer: When We Merge With AI. You can watch the recording on YouTube, listen to the audio file, read some summary notes, browse discussion questions, and even listen to a NotebookLM podcast (based on the summary). There are 5 people in this book club discussion, and we focus a lot on the topics of acceleration, especially as we see it happening in the workplace. We also weigh in on Kurzweil&#39;s techno utopianism and how persuaded we are by the arguments about AGI landing in...]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Notes and discussion for Suleyman&#39;s &lt;i&gt;The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future&lt;/i&gt; + AI Book Club recording and transcript]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/suleyman-the-coming-wave-notes</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This post describes the key arguments and themes in The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future, by Mustafa Suleyman, for the AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop. This post not only breaks down the logic but also jumps off into some themes (beyond the book) that might be more tech-writer relevant, such as potential future job titles, areas of focus for tech writers to thrive now, questions for discussion, and more. It also contains the book club recording.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This post describes the key arguments and themes in &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Wave-Power-Our-Future/dp/0593593979&#39;&gt;The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;, by Mustafa Suleyman, for the &lt;a href=&#39;/ai-book-club&#39;&gt;AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop&lt;/a&gt;. This post not only breaks down the logic but also jumps off into some themes (beyond the book) that might be more tech-writer relevant, such as potential future job titles, areas of focus for tech writers to thrive now, questions for discussion, and more. It also contains the book club recording.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Notes and discussion for Jonathan Warner&#39;s &lt;i&gt;More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI&lt;/i&gt; + AI Book Club recording]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This post has notes and questions for discussion for More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI, published in February 2025 by Jonathan Warner. Warner&#39;s book, which explores what we lose when we outsource writing to AI, is the first book in the AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This post has notes and questions for discussion for &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Words-Think-Writing/dp/1541605500&#39;&gt;More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, published in February 2025 by Jonathan Warner. Warner&#39;s book, which explores what we lose when we outsource writing to AI, is the first book in the &lt;a href=&#39;https://idratherbewriting.com/ai-book-club/&#39;&gt;AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop&lt;/a&gt;.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rethinking traditional approaches to release notes -- recording of WTD Australia presentation]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/wtd-australia-release-notes-with-ai</link>
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                <![CDATA[I gave a presentation to the Write the Docs Australia group on using AI to write release notes using file diffs, on Feb 16, 2025. Here&#39;s the recording, presentation description, and transcript.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[My 2025 trends predictions for tech comm]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/trends-predictions-2025-tech-comm</link>
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                <![CDATA[It&#39;s that time of year again when we take to analyzing trends. If you know me, you&#39;re probably gearing up for a load of AI-optimistic predictions because, as I&#39;ve noted in previous posts like Unpacking the issues from AI, I&#39;m an AI optimist. However, my AI optimism isn&#39;t based on hype or the current tech zeitgeist. Rather, I&#39;m an AI optimist because my daily experiences using AI for technical documentation, especially API docs, throughout 2024 has shown it to be invaluable.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&#39;s that time of year again when we take to analyzing trends. If you know me, you&#39;re probably gearing up for a load of AI-optimistic predictions because, as I&#39;ve noted in previous posts like &lt;a href=&#39;/blog/unpacking-issues-from-ai-porter-benedetti-posts&#39;&gt;Unpacking the issues from AI&lt;/a&gt;, I&#39;m an AI optimist. However, my AI optimism isn&#39;t based on hype or the current tech zeitgeist. Rather, I&#39;m an AI optimist because my daily experiences using AI for technical documentation, especially API docs, throughout 2024 has shown it to be invaluable.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[[Podcast] GenAI and Document360: Conversation with Saravana Kumar]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[This podcast explores GenAI in technical documentation scenarios, highlighting the AI features and capabilities provided in Document360. I talk with Saravana Kumar, CEO of Kovai.co, which makes Document360, about how AI is changing search functionality and reducing support costs in knowledge bases. We discuss practical applications of AI for technical writers, including automated tagging, SEO optimization, glossary creation, and more. Saravana shares about AI agent workflows, conversational search experiences, automating screenshot captures, and much more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast explores GenAI in technical documentation scenarios, highlighting the AI features and capabilities provided in &lt;a href=&#39;https://document360.com&#39;&gt;Document360&lt;/a&gt;. I talk with &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.linkedin.com/in/saravanamv&#39;&gt;Saravana Kumar&lt;/a&gt;, CEO of Kovai.co, which makes &lt;a href=&#39;https://document360.com&#39;&gt;Document360&lt;/a&gt;, about how AI is changing search functionality and reducing support costs in knowledge bases. We discuss practical applications of AI for technical writers, including automated tagging, SEO optimization, glossary creation, and more. Saravana shares about AI agent workflows, conversational search experiences, automating screenshot captures, and much more.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Task decomposition and complex tree diagrams]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-prompt-eng-task-decomposition-diagrams</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This tutorial will help you understand task decomposition by guiding you through the process of creating a complex tree diagram that&#39;s too sophisticated for an AI tool to create at once. Whether you&#39;re creating tree diagrams or not, it doesn&#39;t matter. This is just an example of how to break down complex information into smaller chunks and pass it into AI.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Using long-token contexts to quality check an entire API doc set]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[One of the advantages of recent Gen AI updates is the massive token input context. When you can pass in an entire set of documentation as an input, you have a much stronger possibility for powerful prompts. In this tutorial, I share some quality-control prompts you can use that deal with entire doc sets as inputs, as well as explain some of the challenges in passing in an entire doc set.]]>
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            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Using file diffs for better release notes in reference docs]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[You can use AI prompts when creating release notes for APIs by leveraging file diffs from regenerated reference documentation. The file diffs from version control tools provide a reliable, precise information source about what&#39;s changed in the release.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can use AI prompts when creating release notes for APIs by leveraging file diffs from regenerated reference documentation. The file diffs from version control tools provide a reliable, precise information source about what&#39;s changed in the release.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Populating documentation templates using AI]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[In this tutorial, you&#39;ll learn how to use AI to populate documentation templates with the source material you&#39;ve gathered. For example, API overviews often follow a highly structured template. This technique can be a quick way to get an initial draft of documentation, which you can then edit and review with SMEs.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Gathering source material for context input]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-prompt-eng-gather-source-material</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[One of the most successful strategies for using AI is to pass in an abundance of source material that can augument and inform the AI&#39;s responses. In this tutorial, I cover strategies for gathering this material, including what types of documents to look for, optimal ordering, pitfalls to look out for such as outdated or slanted information, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the most successful strategies for using AI is to pass in an abundance of source material that can augument and inform the AI&#39;s responses. In this tutorial, I cover strategies for gathering this material, including what types of documents to look for, optimal ordering, pitfalls to look out for such as outdated or slanted information, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Creating high-fidelity, thematically organized notes from engineering meetings using AI]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[For AI tools to generate accurate information for documentation you&#39;re writing, you need to pass in source material. This usually means meeting with engineers and product managers to gather information about the product. In this tutorial, I share prompts for turning those meeting transcriptions into organized, readable meeting summaries. These cleaned up summaries can then function as input context for documentation-oriented prompts.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For AI tools to generate accurate information for documentation you&#39;re writing, you need to pass in source material. This usually means meeting with engineers and product managers to gather information about the product. In this tutorial, I share prompts for turning those meeting transcriptions into organized, readable meeting summaries. These cleaned up summaries can then function as input context for documentation-oriented prompts.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[[Podcast] Uncovering and communicating the value of your tech comm teams&#39; work, with Keren Brown]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/value-techcomm-zoomin-podcast</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast episode, I talk with Keren Brown, VP of Marketing and Value at Zoomin Software, about strategies for technical writers to demonstrate their value within their organizations, especially in light of recent layoffs in the tech industry. We discuss aligning documentation work with high-priority initiatives, quantifying the impact of technical writing, and making this work visible to executive leaders. Keren also shares insights on the changing landscape of technical writing skills in the age of AI and the role of translation in modern documentation workflows. Overall, this podcast will show you how to establish yourself as a highly...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast episode, I talk with Keren Brown, VP of Marketing and Value at Zoomin Software, about strategies for technical writers to demonstrate their value within their organizations, especially in light of recent layoffs in the tech industry. We discuss aligning documentation work with high-priority initiatives, quantifying the impact of technical writing, and making this work visible to executive leaders. Keren also shares insights on the changing landscape of technical writing skills in the age of AI and the role of translation in modern documentation workflows. Overall, this podcast will show you how to establish yourself as a highly valuable resource within your company.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[[Podcast] Breaking ground: New API documentation course at UW, with Bob Watson]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/api-documentation-course-uw-bob-watson</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Bob Watson about an upcoming API documentation course he&#39;ll be teaching at the University of Washington. Bob has extensive experience working as an API technical writer at big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. The UW reached out to Bob to develop this new course offering. The 14-week evening course will cover fundamentals like understanding developer behaviors, working with various types of APIs, publishing workflows, as well as hands-on practice. A key component is having students create API documentation portfolios they can use to demonstrate their skills.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.linkedin.com/in/docsbydesign/&#39;&gt;Bob Watson&lt;/a&gt; about an upcoming &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.pce.uw.edu/specializations/api-documentation&#39;&gt;API documentation course&lt;/a&gt; he&#39;ll be teaching at the &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.pce.uw.edu/&#39;&gt;University of Washington&lt;/a&gt;. Bob has extensive experience working as an API technical writer at big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. The UW reached out to Bob to develop this new course offering. The 14-week evening course will cover fundamentals like understanding developer behaviors, working with various types of APIs, publishing workflows, as well as hands-on practice. A key component is having students create API documentation portfolios they can use to demonstrate their skills.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>53:05</itunes:duration>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[My 2024 technical writing trends and predictions]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/2024-tech-comm-trends-and-predictions</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I&#39;ve been mulling over whether to write a trends post this year. There&#39;s so much uncertainty, it&#39;s hard to feel confident about how the tech writing profession will play out. But little trends-related ideas keep surfacing in the back of my mind, so I decided to write out some of my thoughts. Before I jump into this, I want to say that I’m much more agnostic and unsure about directions this year. 2024 could be amazing, it could also be terrible. Or everything could be overblown and remain more or less the same. One thing is for sure: in predictions,...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I&#39;ve been mulling over whether to write a trends post this year. There&#39;s so much uncertainty, it&#39;s hard to feel confident about how the tech writing profession will play out. But little trends-related ideas keep surfacing in the back of my mind, so I decided to write out some of my thoughts. Before I jump into this, I want to say that I’m much more agnostic and unsure about directions this year. 2024 could be amazing, it could also be terrible. Or everything could be overblown and remain more or less the same. One thing is for sure: in predictions, AI dominates the scene and discussion.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/zen-and-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-pirsig-notes-themes-podcast</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[These are some notes and thoughts from reading Robert Pirsig&#39;s classic philosophical novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, published in 1974. My reading here focuses more on the technical writing aspects and themes from the book. Some themes include Classic versus Romantic modes of thought, the concept of Quality, our relationship with technology, doing your own maintenance, caring about the work, peace of mind, systems thinking, multiple paths through a problem, troubleshooting, being in-the-scene versus removed, the road trip, effortless action, going with the flow, traveling along the backroads, and presence in the moment. I also include some...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[These are some notes and thoughts from reading Robert Pirsig&#39;s classic philosophical novel, &lt;i&gt;Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance&lt;/i&gt;, published in 1974. My reading here focuses more on the technical writing aspects and themes from the book. Some themes include Classic versus Romantic modes of thought, the concept of Quality, our relationship with technology, doing your own maintenance, caring about the work, peace of mind, systems thinking, multiple paths through a problem, troubleshooting, being in-the-scene versus removed, the road trip, effortless action, going with the flow, traveling along the backroads, and presence in the moment. I also include some questions about these themes to prompt discussion (these notes were initially prepared for a book club).]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Webinar recording: Experiments and use cases for AI from a tech writer’s perspective]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/stc-webinar-experiments-use-cases-ai</link>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[I recently gave a webinar titled &#39;Experiments and use cases for AI from a tech writer’s perspective&#39; on December 8, 2023. The webinar was sponsored by the STC Washington, DC - Baltimore Chapter. In this presentation, I shared some personal experiences in using AI for different writing-related use cases, explaining what I’ve found helpful. These use cases and takeaways were all experiential, based on my experiments with using AI both in the workplace for documentation-related scenarios and writing on my blog.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a webinar titled &#39;Experiments and use cases for AI from a tech writer’s perspective&#39; on December 8, 2023. The webinar was sponsored by the STC Washington, DC - Baltimore Chapter. In this presentation, I shared some personal experiences in using AI for different writing-related use cases, explaining what I’ve found helpful. These use cases and takeaways were all experiential, based on my experiments with using AI both in the workplace for documentation-related scenarios and writing on my blog.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[30+ ways I’m using AI in everyday writing life as a technical writer, blogger, and curious human]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/all-the-ways-im-using-ai-tools-in-everyday-life</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this post, I provide over 30 real-life examples of how I&#39;m using AI on a daily basis, not just for technical writing tasks but more broadly in life, including summarizing content, explaining concepts, answering questions, troubleshooting problems, and having engaging conversations for a variety of tasks and scenarios. In my view, AI use cases are ubiquitous, equivalent to the use cases for computers or the Internet in general.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this post, I provide over 30 real-life examples of how I&#39;m using AI on a daily basis, not just for technical writing tasks but more broadly in life, including summarizing content, explaining concepts, answering questions, troubleshooting problems, and having engaging conversations for a variety of tasks and scenarios. In my view, AI use cases are ubiquitous, equivalent to the use cases for computers or the Internet in general.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:duration>44:33</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: The evolution of podcasting, with Ed Marsh]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/evolution-of-podcasting-podcast-ed-marsh</link>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I talk with Ed Marsh about podcasting. You may have listened to Ed Marsh&#39;s Content Content podcast previously. As an experienced podcaster, Ed has a lot of insights and thoughts about podcasting. We discuss what initially drew him to start podcasting, the equipment and logistics involved in podcasting, different formats that engage listeners (from co-hosts to single person podcasts, and more), incorporating AI tools, why podcasters often go on hiatus, the ongoing appeal of podcasting, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I talk with &lt;a href=&#39;https://edmarsh.com&#39;&gt;Ed Marsh&lt;/a&gt; about podcasting. You may have listened to Ed Marsh&#39;s &lt;a href=&#39;https://edmarsh.com/content-content-podcast/&#39;&gt;Content Content podcast&lt;/a&gt; previously. As an experienced podcaster, Ed has a lot of insights and thoughts about podcasting. We discuss what initially drew him to start podcasting, the equipment and logistics involved in podcasting, different formats that engage listeners (from co-hosts to single person podcasts, and more), incorporating AI tools, why podcasters often go on hiatus, the ongoing appeal of podcasting, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>57:24</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Tech writing and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with Dan Grabski]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/zen-motorcycle-maintenance-dan-grabski</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this episode, I chat with Dan Grabski, a senior content developer based in Portland, both about his recent WTD talk titled &#39;Zen and the Art of Manually Creating API Documentation&#39; and Robert Pirsig&#39;s &#39;Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.&#39; Dan explains the importance of focusing not just on technical details of implementations but also on integrating the people side &amp;mdash; on understanding the perspectives of different users and stakeholders involved. Dan provides examples from his engineering background to illustrate how intuition develops from experience, how to avoid spectator mode through hands-on exploration of APIs, on carving out time...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, I chat with Dan Grabski, a senior content developer based in Portland, both about his recent WTD talk titled &#39;Zen and the Art of Manually Creating API Documentation&#39; and Robert Pirsig&#39;s &#39;Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.&#39; Dan explains the importance of focusing not just on technical details of implementations but also on integrating the people side &amp;mdash; on understanding the perspectives of different users and stakeholders involved. Dan provides examples from his engineering background to illustrate how intuition develops from experience, how to avoid spectator mode through hands-on exploration of APIs, on carving out time to devote to continual learning, and the value of incremental progress. Overall, it&#39;s a great conversation about engaging more deeply with technology to write better documentation.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Doing research with AI tools -- avoiding the trap of fabricated URLs]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/research-with-ai-dealing-with-fake-research</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this short podcast, I explore using AI tools to do research, the potential for fake URLs, and how to deal with the fabrication. I started by using Claude to summarize a podcast and provide a list of salient points, including the potential counterargument. What I didn&#39;t expect was for Claude to fabricate a list of imagined research and then summarize the fictitious research to conclude that it lended support for the counterargument. I took Claude&#39;s list of research and pasted it into ChatGPT with Bing to browse the real-time web to validate the sources. Using Claude and ChatGPT in...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this short podcast, I explore using AI tools to do research, the potential for fake URLs, and how to deal with the fabrication. I started by using Claude to summarize a podcast and provide a list of salient points, including the potential counterargument. What I didn&#39;t expect was for Claude to fabricate a list of imagined research and then summarize the fictitious research to conclude that it lended support for the counterargument. I took Claude&#39;s list of research and pasted it into ChatGPT with Bing to browse the real-time web to validate the sources. Using Claude and ChatGPT in combination worked pretty well, but overall this is a tale of caution. You have to be suspicious of research provided by AIs and know how to use each tool according to its strengths.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Notes for Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/building-the-cycling-city-dutch-blueprint-notes</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett describe how the Dutch achieved so much cycling success, and how other cities might do the same. The authors bring up a variety of techniques and approaches the Dutch have used, such as seamlessly integrating cycling with public transit, pursuing customized strategies based on each city&#39;s unique landscape and culture, taking an iterative approach to infrastructure, using tactical urbanism and prototyping, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.amazon.com/Building-Cycling-City-Blueprint-Vitality/dp/1610918797&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett describe how the Dutch achieved so much cycling success, and how other cities might do the same. The authors bring up a variety of techniques and approaches the Dutch have used, such as seamlessly integrating cycling with public transit, pursuing customized strategies based on each city&#39;s unique landscape and culture, taking an iterative approach to infrastructure, using tactical urbanism and prototyping, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>46:49</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[My experience trying to write original, full-length human-sounding articles using Claude AI]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/writing-full-length-articles-with-claude-ai</link>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[You can use AI tools like Claude to help you write full-length content. By going paragraph-by-paragraph, you can direct the AI while seemingly maintaining your own voice and ideas. However, despite my attempts to use AI with writing, I&#39;ve found that it&#39;s harder to pull off than I thought. I can get close, but due to the way AI tools are trained, they inevitably steer into explanation more than argument. This can remove much of the interest from a personal essay.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can use AI tools like Claude to help you write full-length content. By going paragraph-by-paragraph, you can direct the AI while seemingly maintaining your own voice and ideas. However, despite my attempts to use AI with writing, I&#39;ve found that it&#39;s harder to pull off than I thought. I can get close, but due to the way AI tools are trained, they inevitably steer into explanation more than argument. This can remove much of the interest from a personal essay.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chatting about AI trends and tech comm with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-chat-fabrizio-podcast</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti, a tech writer in Barcelona who blogs at passo.uno and works for Splunk, about various AI news topics. We talk about the Forrester AI jobs impact forecast, the community element in documentation, the way the profession is changing with AI, content design roles with LLMs, how complex processes and interactions can&#39;t be automated, whether the word &#39;content&#39; is problematic, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti, a tech writer in Barcelona who blogs at passo.uno and works for Splunk, about various AI news topics. We talk about the Forrester AI jobs impact forecast, the community element in documentation, the way the profession is changing with AI, content design roles with LLMs, how complex processes and interactions can&#39;t be automated, whether the word &#39;content&#39; is problematic, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[[Podcast] AI and APIs: What works, what doesn&#39;t]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ai-apis-what-works-and-doesnt-video-recording-podcast</link>
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                <![CDATA[In conversations about AI, a lot of tech writers are asking what kind of scenarios is AI good for? What works, what doesn’t? In which scenarios? You may have read my responses to these questions before in previous posts, but this time I recorded a podcast with slides. In the podcast, I try to pull together these ideas into more of a narrative shape and flow. This podcast focuses on clarifying those scenarios where AI excels and where it doesn’t, particularly for technical writers creating documentation. I also argue for the inevitability of AI integration through an argument referred to...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In conversations about AI, a lot of tech writers are asking what kind of scenarios is AI good for? What works, what doesn’t? In which scenarios? You may have read my responses to these questions before in previous posts, but this time I recorded a podcast with slides. In the podcast, I try to pull together these ideas into more of a narrative shape and flow. This podcast focuses on clarifying those scenarios where AI excels and where it doesn’t, particularly for technical writers creating documentation. I also argue for the inevitability of AI integration through an argument referred to as the &#39;obsolescence regime.&#39;]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Presentation recording: Specialization myopia syndrome and the content journey]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/specialization-myopia-and-content-journey</link>
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                <![CDATA[This is a recording of a presentation called Specialization myopia syndrome and the content journey, which I gave to a company&#39;s private tech comm event. With their permission, I&#39;m posting it here. You can watch the recording via YouTube or listen the audio file as a podcast.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a recording of a presentation called &lt;i&gt;Specialization myopia syndrome and the content journey&lt;/i&gt;, which I gave to a company&#39;s private tech comm event. With their permission, I&#39;m posting it here. You can watch the recording via YouTube or listen the audio file as a podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: All about Redocly, with founder Adam Altman]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/redocly-podcast/</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Adam Altman all about Redocly, an authoring/publishing tool for creating API documentation. Topics we discuss include why he started Redocly, the approach to API doc tools, what explains the continued popularity of Redocly, the docs-as-code approach to API tooling, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Adam Altman all about Redocly, an authoring/publishing tool for creating API documentation. Topics we discuss include why he started Redocly, the approach to API doc tools, what explains the continued popularity of Redocly, the docs-as-code approach to API tooling, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast about Archbee -- a new documentation tool with a block-based editor, API publishing capability, content re-use, and more]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/archbee-podcast-oct-2022/</link>
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                <![CDATA[Archbee is a relatively new documentation tool that offers a block-based editor, API publishing capability, content re-use, and more. The initial version of Archbee was released in early 2019. Since then, the product has been steadily ramping up in features and growing its customer base. In this podcast, I chat with Claudiu Dascalescu about Archbee, the features driving its adoption, their target audience, and more.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keynote presentation to STC India 2022]]></title>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[This post is part of a series that explores tech comm trends that I&#39;ve either followed or forgotten, and why. The overall goal is to better understand the reasons that drive trend adoption or abandonment in my personal career. This post contains a keynote presentation I gave to STC India on March 26, 2022.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[[Podcast] Become a technical writer: conversation with Bobby Kennedy about the technical writing courses he offers]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[I recently chatted with Bobby Kennedy to learn more about the technical writing courses he&#39;s offering at becometechnicalwriter.com. In this podcast, he shares a bit about why he started offering technical writing courses, some of the activities and strategies in the courses, and the outcomes so far.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[MEGAComm recording: How to increase awareness of tech comm inside corporate walls]]></title>
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            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Presentation recording -- &#39;Best practices in API docs: Product overviews and getting started tutorials&#39;]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave an online presentation about product overviews and getting started tutorials in API docs, sponsored by the STC Washington, D.C.-Baltimore Chapter. This post provides a recording of the presentation and related details.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[tcworld China 2021 keynote: &#39;Tech comm and marketing: How to make your tech comm group more visible to those within your company&#39;]]></title>
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            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of &#39;Product overviews vs. getting started tutorials: striking a balance between read-first and try-first user behaviors&#39;]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Videocast: Micro content and Flare -- Conversation with Kate Schneider]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[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 determining micro content topics.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 determining micro content topics.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[The story behind Document360 -- podcast with founder Saravana Kumar]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/document-360-podcast-saravana-kumar-founder/</link>
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                <![CDATA[In a previous post, I explored how Document360, a new cloud-based documentation platform, handles API documentation scenarios. This time, I decided to record a podcast with Saravana Kumar, founder of Document360, to get the behind-the-scenes story about how Document360 came about, what&#39;s driving their fast pace of development, and their roadmap for the future.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Playing a product design role as a content designer -- podcast with Jonathon Colman]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-colman-playing-product-design-roles-as-a-content-designer/</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Jonathon Colman about an innovative work model they implemented at Intercom with content designers. In their experimental model, content designers were allocated to one project only, and they expanded their roles to include not only content design but product design as well. These content/product designers engaged on a deeper level to help products succeed.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[A tip for doc reviews -- bring a list of questions]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Although doc reviews are a central part of the tech writing process, it&#39;s often a challenge to get teams to review docs. One tip is to bring a list of questions to the doc review. This provides more structure and focus to the review meeting.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although doc reviews are a central part of the tech writing process, it&#39;s often a challenge to get teams to review docs. One tip is to bring a list of questions to the doc review. This provides more structure and focus to the review meeting.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Developer portal strategies for complex landscapes -- conversation with Kristof van Tomme]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[Recently I chatted with Kristof van Tomme, CEO and co-founder of Pronovix, about a topic that&#39;s become increasingly relevant in the past several months: how to deal with complex, rapidly evolving landscapes. Specifically, we focus on developer portal strategies that involve finding a balance between constraints and flexibility. Too many constraints reduces your ability to adapt to uncertain changes that might require innovative, unknown solutions. Too much flexibility might not lead to any coherent, overarching story about how to use your APIs in an integrated way toward a business goal.]]>
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            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>52:24</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[API the Docs recording: How Trends in API Documentation Differ from other Tech Comm Trends]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/api-the-docs-virtual-series-fifth-edition-api-doc-trends-design/</link>
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                <![CDATA[I recently presented a session at the API the Docs virtual series on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, as part of the 5th edition. My session covered dev doc trends, and another session covered API design. A recording of my presentation is available below.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[WTD Australia event recording -- &#39;Remote discussion: Techcomm in the times of pandemic&#39;]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[I recently co-presented in a WTD Australia event titled Techcomm in the times of pandemic on May 28, 2020. The other presenter was professor Kirk St. Amant. A recording is available below.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are technical writers increasingly playing non-technical roles? Some thoughts on the evolution of technical writing roles]]></title>
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                <![CDATA[How is the role of the technical writer evolving? It seems we&#39;re moving away from writing and more towards other roles, such as reviewer/convener, user champion, editor, publisher, and promoter. However, it&#39;s difficult to gauge change, especially across different job categories. In some scenarios, writing might never have been why we were hired.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Users as producers of knowledge -- conversation with Nupoor Ranade about how tech writer roles are changing]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/users-as-producers-of-knowledge-nupoor-ranade/</link>
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                <![CDATA[How can users shape and influence the documentation you&#39;re producing? In this podcast, I chat with Nupoor Ranade, PhD candidate at North Carolina State University, about how the roles of technical writers are changing. Instead of writers authoring content for passive users, users are actively directing and shaping the knowledge that writers produce. In this podcast, we look at ways docs-as-code workflows are facilitating that shift in roles. This podcast is more of a conversation, where I first ask Nupoor a series of questions, and then she asks me questions. There&#39;s also a transcript of the podcast.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How can users shape and influence the documentation you&#39;re producing? In this podcast, I chat with Nupoor Ranade, PhD candidate at North Carolina State University, about how the roles of technical writers are changing. Instead of writers authoring content for passive users, users are actively directing and shaping the knowledge that writers produce. In this podcast, we look at ways docs-as-code workflows are facilitating that shift in roles. This podcast is more of a conversation, where I first ask Nupoor a series of questions, and then she asks me questions. There&#39;s also a transcript of the podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Webinar recording: How Trends in API Documentation Differ from other Tech Comm Trends]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/upcoming-webinar-trends-api-docs-differ-from-other-trends/</link>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a webinar on trends in developer docs to the STC Washington DC chapter on March 12, 2020. In this presentation, I presented the results and analysis of my Trends in Developer Documentation 2020 survey. A recording and audio file is available below.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a webinar on trends in developer docs to the STC Washington DC chapter on March 12, 2020. In this presentation, I presented the results and analysis of my Trends in Developer Documentation 2020 survey. A recording and audio file is available below.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to API documentation - Recording from Los Angeles API documentation workshop]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/introduction-to-api-documentation-la-workshop-recording/</link>
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                <![CDATA[In January I gave an API documentation workshop in Los Angeles, and I recorded the first section of the workshop. This section provides an introduction to APIs, including an overview of APIs, the API doc market, info about API popularity, how to submit requests through Postman, and other trends. The recording is available as both a video/audio or standalone audio.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In January I gave an &lt;a href=&#39;https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/upcoming-api-documentation-workshop-los-angeles-jan-23/&#39;&gt;API documentation workshop in Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, and I recorded the first section of the workshop. This section provides an introduction to APIs, including an overview of APIs, the API doc market, info about API popularity, how to submit requests through Postman, and other trends. The recording is available as both a video/audio or standalone audio.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: How Paligo is filling a niche in the CCMS market for complex documentation, with Anders Svensson]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/paligo-filling-a-niche-in-ccms-market-for-complex-docs/</link>
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                <![CDATA[I recently chatted with Anders Svensson about how Paligo, a cloud-based CCMS, is filling a niche in the CCMS market for complex documentation needs. Complex documentation refers to documentation with multiple product variants, versions, languages, audiences, and more. In these scenarios, content re-use and scalability become more challenging. Paligo is filling a need for documentation teams that have grown beyond their help authoring tools and need the more robust support that a component content management system (CCMS) offers but without the price tag and implementation timeline.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently chatted with Anders Svensson about how Paligo, a cloud-based CCMS, is filling a niche in the CCMS market for complex documentation needs. Complex documentation refers to documentation with multiple product variants, versions, languages, audiences, and more. In these scenarios, content re-use and scalability become more challenging. Paligo is filling a need for documentation teams that have grown beyond their help authoring tools and need the more robust support that a component content management system (CCMS) offers but without the price tag and implementation timeline.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast with Andrew Davis: Hiring API doc writers -- an inside look at fixing broken processes]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/podcast-andrew-davis-hiring-api-doc-writers-inside-look-fixing-broken-processes/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently chatted with Andrew Davis, a recruiter for API documentation positions in the San Francisco Bay area, about why it&#39;s so difficult to hire technical writers for developer documentation roles. Andrew has more experience and knowledge with developer doc jobs, companies, and recruiting processes than nearly anyone else in the tech comm industry. He actually helped me find my first dev doc job when I transitioned to California years ago. Andrew&#39;s company is called Synergistech Communications. In this interview, Andrew provides an inside look at fixing broken processes around hiring.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently chatted with &lt;a href=&#39;http://www.linkedin.com/in/synergistech&#39;&gt;Andrew Davis&lt;/a&gt;, a recruiter for API documentation positions in the San Francisco Bay area, about why it&#39;s so difficult to hire technical writers for developer documentation roles. Andrew has more experience and knowledge with developer doc jobs, companies, and recruiting processes than nearly anyone else in the tech comm industry. He actually helped me find my first dev doc job when I transitioned to California years ago. Andrew&#39;s company is called &lt;a href=&#39;http://www.synergistech.com/&#39;&gt;Synergistech Communications&lt;/a&gt;. In this interview, Andrew provides an inside look at fixing broken processes around hiring.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[From API docs to developer portals]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[One comment I often hear from API workshop participants and other readers is that they want a more advanced API course. I&#39;ve been thinking about what that more advanced course would involve, in addition to what might be involved in leveling up at my work, and I&#39;ve come to a realization that I need to transition more from API documentation to developer portal strategies. Developer portal strategies includes API documentation but also encompasses broader concerns as well, not too different from content strategy. ]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One comment I often hear from API workshop participants and other readers is that they want a more advanced API course. I&#39;ve been thinking about what that more advanced course would involve, in addition to what might be involved in leveling up at my work, and I&#39;ve come to a realization that I need to transition more from API documentation to developer portal strategies. Developer portal strategies includes API documentation but also encompasses broader concerns as well, not too different from content strategy. ]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: API Design and Usability with Arnaud Lauret (API Handyman)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/api-design-usability-arnaud-lauret-podcast/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Arnaud Lauret, also known as the API Handyman, recently published a book called The Design of Web APIs. In this podcast, I chat with Arnaud about his book, specifically exploring best practices for designing web APIs and focusing on the roles technical writers can play.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Arnaud Lauret, also known as the API Handyman, recently published a book called &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.manning.com/books/the-design-of-web-apis&#39;&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Design of Web APIs&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. In this podcast, I chat with Arnaud about his book, specifically exploring best practices for designing web APIs and focusing on the roles technical writers can play.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Dealing with Project Overload -- Strategies to Manage Overflowing Documentation Tasks]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/dealing-with-project-overload/</link>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I talk about how to deal with project overload, specifically covering strategies to manage tasks. Scrum is one framework for dealing with project work by allowing you to limit the work you have before you in a more systematic way. I also explain the importance of focusing on a project to build up flow and momentum, without always context switching.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I talk about how to deal with project overload, specifically covering strategies to manage tasks. Scrum is one framework for dealing with project work by allowing you to limit the work you have before you in a more systematic way. I also explain the importance of focusing on a project to build up flow and momentum, without always context switching.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: 10 myths about API documentation]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/ten-myths-about-api-documentation/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I debunk 10 myths about API documentation. For example, some myths are that only engineers can write API docs, or that you have to write API docs by deciphering an engineer&#39;s source code. In this podcast, I go through these myths one by one with discussion and analysis.]]>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of Tech Comm Trends Presentation (STC Puget Sound chapter)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/tech-comm-trends-stc-puget-sound/</link>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation on technical communication trends to the STC Puget Sound Chapter in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2019. This is one of the better presentations on trends I&#39;ve given and culminates a lot of research and other iterations on this topic during the past year. You can view a recording of the presentation, check out the slides, grab the audio file, and see other details here.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation on technical communication trends to the STC Puget Sound Chapter in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2019. This is one of the better presentations on trends I&#39;ve given and culminates a lot of research and other iterations on this topic during the past year. You can view a recording of the presentation, check out the slides, grab the audio file, and see other details here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crash course in API documentation -- a one-hour video]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/crash-course-in-api-documentation/</link>
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                <![CDATA[If you want a condensed, one-hour version of what I cover in my API documentation workshop, check out this crash-course video.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you want a condensed, one-hour version of what I cover in my API documentation workshop, check out this crash-course video.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>58:04</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Corporate exodus narratives: A close look at the tension between the corporation and academia]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/03/01/corporate-exodus-narratives-tension-between-academia-and-corporation/</link>
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                <![CDATA[Corporations often expect tech comm academics to fashion their curriculums to suit corporate needs; in contrast, academic departments want to give students a safe space free of corporate agendas for critical inquiry. Tech comm academics are often caught between these two groups and must satisfy both.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Corporations often expect tech comm academics to fashion their curriculums to suit corporate needs; in contrast, academic departments want to give students a safe space free of corporate agendas for critical inquiry. Tech comm academics are often caught between these two groups and must satisfy both.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording and slides for my trends presentation at the Symposium for Communicating Complex Information (SCCI)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/02/24/slides-for-trends-preso-symposium-for-communicating-complex-info/</link>
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                <![CDATA[This week I traveled to Louisiana to attend the Symposium for Communicating Complex Information and presented on tech comm trends. You can listen to the recording, view my slides, and read my latest thoughts on trends here.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week I traveled to Louisiana to attend the Symposium for Communicating Complex Information and presented on tech comm trends. You can listen to the recording, view my slides, and read my latest thoughts on trends here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to become a 10X technical writer in the workplace]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/02/07/how-to-become-a-10x-technical-writer-in-the-workplace/</link>
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                <![CDATA[How do you become a 10X technical writer in the workplace (10X means 10 times more efficient and productive than others)? In this post, I raise the question and then offer a few tips I try to follow: (1) Record your meetings with engineers, (2) Respond quickly to emails and messages, (3) Iterate on content with ever-expanding layers of reviewers, (4) Put some work back on those who request it, and (5) Learn to say no so you can focus on fewer projects with deeper engagement.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How do you become a 10X technical writer in the workplace (10X means 10 times more efficient and productive than others)? In this post, I raise the question and then offer a few tips I try to follow: (1) Record your meetings with engineers, (2) Respond quickly to emails and messages, (3) Iterate on content with ever-expanding layers of reviewers, (4) Put some work back on those who request it, and (5) Learn to say no so you can focus on fewer projects with deeper engagement.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>23:52</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to motivate users to provide feedback: Show that you&#39;re listening to their input]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/02/01/motivating-user-feedback-through-survey-links/</link>
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                <![CDATA[To encourage users to leave more feedback, add a contact email field on your feedback submission form. When you receive feedback, provide a quick response that shows you&#39;re listening and taking action on their input.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[To encourage users to leave more feedback, add a contact email field on your feedback submission form. When you receive feedback, provide a quick response that shows you&#39;re listening and taking action on their input.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>09:48</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Site analytics from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2018 -- are more engineers writing docs now?]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2019/01/14/site-analytics-from-2018-59-percent-traffic-going-to-api-doc-site/</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Every year, when I re-examine my site analytics, I take the time to reflect on trends I’m seeing with traffic to my own site. Not necessarily industry trends, just trends about which topics are popular on my site. Based on these trends, I assess and re-evaluate some of my directions. This year, I found that the increase in traffic on my API documentation site (which accounts for 59% of my overall site traffic) suggests that more engineers are writing docs. This confirms my earlier predictions at the beginning of 2018 that specialization will drive more engineers to write API documentation,...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every year, when I re-examine my site analytics, I take the time to reflect on trends I’m seeing with traffic to my own site. Not necessarily industry trends, just trends about which topics are popular on my site. Based on these trends, I assess and re-evaluate some of my directions. This year, I found that the increase in traffic on my API documentation site (which accounts for 59% of my overall site traffic) suggests that more engineers are writing docs. This confirms my earlier predictions at the beginning of 2018 that specialization will drive more engineers to write API documentation, with technical writers playing more supporting editorial and publishing roles.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>33:35</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording for Menlo Park API documentation workshop now available -- and some thoughts on using cardioid versus omnidirectional microphones for recording]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/12/04/api-documentation-workshop-menlo-park-recording/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[The recording for the full-day API workshop that I recently gave in Menlo Park, California, is now available. This recording provides more than 5 hours of instruction about writing API docs -- for free. I also share some thoughts on cardioid versus omnidirectional microphones, and which is better in a workshop setting. The audio narration of this post switches around the microphones so you can hear the difference.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The recording for the full-day API workshop that I recently gave in Menlo Park, California, is now available. This recording provides more than 5 hours of instruction about writing API docs -- for free. I also share some thoughts on cardioid versus omnidirectional microphones, and which is better in a workshop setting. The audio narration of this post switches around the microphones so you can hear the difference.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:05</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[New post in Simplifying Complexity series -- Principle 11: Be both a generalist and specialist at the same time]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/30/trends-generalist-specialist-topic-in-simplifying-complexity-series/</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In my Simplifying Complexity series, I added a new post called, Principle 11: Be both a generalist and specialist at the same time. I also recorded this essay as a narrated podcast.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In my Simplifying Complexity series, I added a new post called, Principle 11: Be both a generalist and specialist at the same time. I also recorded this essay as a narrated podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:02:10</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to avoid being a secretary for engineers]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/11/19/avoid-being-secretary-for-engineers/</link>
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                <![CDATA[If we just see our task as documenting solutions that engineers have solved, it removes the creativity and critical thinking dimension from tech comm. The creative dimension in tech comm comes into play as we identify and solve tech comm challenges, such as devising ways to simplify complexity or otherwise improve the user experience.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If we just see our task as documenting solutions that engineers have solved, it removes the creativity and critical thinking dimension from tech comm. The creative dimension in tech comm comes into play as we identify and solve tech comm challenges, such as devising ways to simplify complexity or otherwise improve the user experience.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>27:16</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upcoming full-day API documentation workshop in Menlo Park]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/31/upcoming-api-doc-workshop/</link>
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                <![CDATA[I&#39;m giving a full-day API documentation workshop on Nov 8, 2018, in Menlo Park, California, in coordination with Scott Abel (aka, The Content Wrangler). There are still a few open spots left in the workshop.]]>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Preferring technical acuity over specialized knowledge]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/10/24/technical-aptitude/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In the debate between being a specialist or generalist, there&#39;s also a third option: developing technical acuity. A person with a high degree of technical acuity has the technical mindset needed to understand and solve problems across a variety of technical domains. Given the ever growing number of technologies, developing technical acuity can be more advantageous, especially in technical writing contexts since technical writers work with a lot of different technologies.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the debate between being a specialist or generalist, there&#39;s also a third option: developing &lt;i&gt;technical acuity&lt;/i&gt;. A person with a high degree of technical acuity has the technical mindset needed to understand and solve problems across a variety of technical domains. Given the ever growing number of technologies, developing technical acuity can be more advantageous, especially in technical writing contexts since technical writers work with a lot of different technologies.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[If writing is no longer a marketable skill, what is?]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/08/09/writing-no-longer-a-skill/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[When we try to sell our tech comm skills, promoting our writing skills doesn&#39;t seem to impress people anymore, as writing is considered more of a presumed skill everyone has. To give a sense of value, we need to hyphenate our job titles, becoming more of a hybrid professional.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we try to sell our tech comm skills, promoting our &lt;i&gt;writing&lt;/i&gt; skills doesn&#39;t seem to impress people anymore, as writing is considered more of a presumed skill everyone has. To give a sense of value, we need to hyphenate our job titles, becoming more of a hybrid professional.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>25:35</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[My conflicted thoughts about the decentralized web (while taking the Census of Technical Communicators survey)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/08/06/conflicted-thoughts-on-decentralized-web-and-survey/</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Seeing my name in the Census of Technical Communicators survey as a possible source for professional development made me think about the impact of blogs as a learning resource. Advertising encourages bloggers to create rapid-fire, lightweight content in order to increase page views and other attention on the advertised product or service. The proliferation of blog content turns the wheels of social media, creating micro-bursts of attention for companies. The negative impact, however, is that more traditional forms of learning, such as scholarly journal articles and books, take a hit. The web&#39;s architecture and monetization model around content is optimized...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Seeing my name in the Census of Technical Communicators survey as a possible source for professional development made me think about the impact of blogs as a learning resource. Advertising encourages bloggers to create rapid-fire, lightweight content in order to increase page views and other attention on the advertised product or service. The proliferation of blog content turns the wheels of social media, creating micro-bursts of attention for companies. The negative impact, however, is that more traditional forms of learning, such as scholarly journal articles and books, take a hit. The web&#39;s architecture and monetization model around content is optimized for blog content, so unless other mediums can find a way to become more visible and engaging within the architecture of the web, they will continue their slide into invisibility (at least to mainstream users).]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>24:44</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Articulating stories that influence product adoption (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/07/31/articulating-stories-that-influence-product-adoption/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I added a new article in my ongoing series about simplifying complexity. The article is called Articulating the invisible stories that influence product adoption or rejection and explores why adoption of our products among users doesn&#39;t often live up to our expectations. I argue that we need to articulate the story we&#39;re telling about the product as well as the story users tell, and identify whether the two are in alignment. Note that you can both read and listen to this article, since I created an audio recording for it.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I added a new article in my ongoing series about simplifying complexity. The article is called &lt;i&gt;Articulating the invisible stories that influence product adoption or rejection&lt;/i&gt; and explores why adoption of our products among users doesn&#39;t often live up to our expectations. I argue that we need to articulate the story we&#39;re telling about the product as well as the story users tell, and identify whether the two are in alignment. Note that you can both read and listen to this article, since I created an audio recording for it.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>43:19</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[The relationship between academics and practitioners -- Podcast with Kirk St. Amant]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/07/11/research-as-bridge-between-academics-and-practitioners-kirk-st-amant-podcast/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/07/11/research-as-bridge-between-academics-and-practitioners-kirk-st-amant-podcast/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Professor Kirk St. Amant about the relationship between practitioners and academics. Kirk recently co-authored an article about research as a unifying focus to bring academics and practitioners together. Using this article as the basis for discussion, we dive into origins of the divide, why both practitioners and academics of the same field need each other, potential solutions, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, I chat with Professor &lt;a href=&#39;#kirk_st_amant&#39;&gt;Kirk St. Amant&lt;/a&gt; about the relationship between practitioners and academics. Kirk recently co-authored an article about research as a unifying focus to bring academics and practitioners together. Using this article as the basis for discussion, we dive into origins of the divide, why both practitioners and academics of the same field need each other, potential solutions, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>56:22</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reducing the complexity of technical language (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/07/11/reducing-the-complexity-of-technical-language/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/07/11/reducing-the-complexity-of-technical-language/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I added a new article in my ongoing series about simplifying complexity. The article is called Reducing the complexity of technical language and explores reasons why the language in technical documentation tends become so full of jargon and other unfamiliar terms, and a few solutions for simplifying the language. I emphasize the need to read the competitor&#39;s documentation and other articles in the industry to get a sense of the right terms and contexts that users likely expect. I also decided to read the article for those who prefer podcasts.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I added a new article in my ongoing series about simplifying complexity. The article is called &lt;i&gt;Reducing the complexity of technical language&lt;/i&gt; and explores reasons why the language in technical documentation tends become so full of jargon and other unfamiliar terms, and a few solutions for simplifying the language. I emphasize the need to read the competitor&#39;s documentation and other articles in the industry to get a sense of the right terms and contexts that users likely expect. I also decided to read the article for those who prefer podcasts.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>43:29</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Evaluating the user experience of documentation -- Podcast with Bob Watson]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/06/18/podcast-on-the-user-experience/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/06/18/podcast-on-the-user-experience/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[This week I chatted with Bob Watson, an assistant professor of tech comm at Mercer University, about how to evaluate the user experience of documentation. The idea of doing a podcast came up during a comment thread on a previous post about reconstructing the absent user. We had a long exchange in the comment threads and thought it would be good to have a podcast about the topic.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week I chatted with &lt;a href=&#39;https://www.linkedin.com/in/docsbydesign/&#39;&gt;Bob Watson&lt;/a&gt;, an assistant professor of tech comm at &lt;a href=&#39;https://engineering.mercer.edu/academics/undergraduate/technical-communication/&#39;&gt;Mercer University&lt;/a&gt;, about how to evaluate the user experience of documentation. The idea of doing a podcast came up during a comment thread on a previous post about &lt;a href=&#39;https://idratherbewriting.com/simplifying-complexity/reconstructing-the-absent-user.html&#39;&gt;reconstructing the absent user.&lt;/a&gt; We had a long exchange in the comment threads and thought it would be good to have a podcast about the topic.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>58:19</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of API documentation workshop in Denver]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/12/api-documentation-workshop-in-denver/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/12/api-documentation-workshop-in-denver/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a half-day API workshop in Denver on March 10, 2018. Topics in the workshop included how to document reference API content (endpoints, parameters, requests, etc.), what non-reference topics (for example, status and error codes, rate limiting, getting started, sample apps) are common, how to create an OpenAPI specification document and Swagger UI output, and more. You can view a recording of the workshop, browse the slides, and listen to the audio here. Because of the length, the content is divided into three parts.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a half-day API workshop in Denver on March 10, 2018. Topics in the workshop included how to document reference API content (endpoints, parameters, requests, etc.), what non-reference topics (for example, status and error codes, rate limiting, getting started, sample apps) are common, how to create an OpenAPI specification document and Swagger UI output, and more. You can view a recording of the workshop, browse the slides, and listen to the audio here. Because of the length, the content is divided into three parts.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>03:51:12</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of STC San Francisco presentation: Beyond mere endpoint reference — the overlooked content in API documentation]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/08/stc-sf-preso-nonreference-api-docs/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/03/08/stc-sf-preso-nonreference-api-docs/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation to the STC San Francisco chapter called &quot;Beyond mere endpoint reference — the overlooked content in API documentation&quot; on February 21, 2018. You can browse the slides and listen to the audio recording here.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation to the STC San Francisco chapter called &quot;Beyond mere endpoint reference — the overlooked content in API documentation&quot; on February 21, 2018. You can browse the slides and listen to the audio recording here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>59:49</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of OpenAPI and Swagger presentation (for STC and WTD San Diego)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/02/14/openapi-and-swagger-presentation/</link>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation to the STC San Diego chapter and WTD San Diego group called &quot;Swagger UI and the OpenAPI specification&quot; (February 13, 2018). You can view a recording of the presentation, browse the slides, and listen to the audio here.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation to the STC San Diego chapter and WTD San Diego group called &quot;Swagger UI and the OpenAPI specification&quot; (February 13, 2018). You can view a recording of the presentation, browse the slides, and listen to the audio here.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of WTD South Bay presentation: Publishing tools for API documentation]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2018/01/19/wtd-south-bay-publish-api-documentation-presentation/</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation called &quot;Publishing tools for API documentation&quot; to the Write the Docs South Bay meetup group on January 18, 2018. You can view a recording of the presentation, browse the slides, and listen to the audio here.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation called &quot;Publishing tools for API documentation&quot; to the Write the Docs South Bay meetup group on January 18, 2018. You can view a recording of the presentation, browse the slides, and listen to the audio here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to become a voracious reader]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/12/01/how-to-become-a-voracious-reader/</link>
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                <![CDATA[Voracious reading begins with voracious thinking. Asking questions gives us a purpose and drive for reading.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Voracious reading begins with voracious thinking. Asking questions gives us a purpose and drive for reading.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <title><![CDATA[How do you communicate user progress in a course without a Learning Management System (LMS)?]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/11/28/motivating-users-through-progress/</link>
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                <![CDATA[When you don&#39;t have a system that logs users in and tracks their progress, it can be a challenge to show their progress in a course. However, rather than showing progress through completed pages, quizzes, or other interactive exercises, progress can also be measured through larger user goals that extend beyond the course. In the case of my API documentation course, the user&#39;s goal is to break into the field of API documentation, not so much to finish a course. Breaking into API documentation requires users to build a compelling portfolio, which is how I&#39;m choosing to measure the user&#39;s...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you don&#39;t have a system that logs users in and tracks their progress, it can be a challenge to show their progress in a course. However, rather than showing progress through completed pages, quizzes, or other interactive exercises, progress can also be measured through larger user goals that extend beyond the course. In the case of my API documentation course, the user&#39;s goal is to break into the field of API documentation, not so much to finish a course. Breaking into API documentation requires users to build a compelling portfolio, which is how I&#39;m choosing to measure the user&#39;s progress.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intro to API Documentation -- recording of presentation to STC Silicon Valley chapter on 11/20/2017]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/11/19/upcoming-api-doc-presentation-stc-sv-chapter/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation titled &quot;Introduction to API Documentation&quot; to the STC Silicon Valley chapter in Santa Clara, California. The video recording and audio are available here.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation titled &quot;Introduction to API Documentation&quot; to the STC Silicon Valley chapter in Santa Clara, California. The video recording and audio are available here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[SwaggerHub: A collaborative platform for working on OpenAPI/Swagger specification files, and more]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/10/05/swaggerhub-collaborative-platform-for-swagger-openapi-projects/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[When documenting REST APIs, the OpenAPI specification (formerly called Swagger) is pretty much the default standard. Yet learning the OpenAPI spec is not a trivial undertaking and requires significant ramp-up. SwaggerHub is a tool can reduce the complexity in creating your OpenAPI spec file because it enables collaboration between both developers and technical writers. This collaboration not only helps compensate for gaps in understanding with the spec, SwaggerHub also offers many other features (such as versioning, content re-use, inline commenting, and more) to make the authoring and publishing experience easier.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When documenting REST APIs, the OpenAPI specification (formerly called Swagger) is pretty much the default standard. Yet learning the OpenAPI spec is not a trivial undertaking and requires significant ramp-up. SwaggerHub is a tool can reduce the complexity in creating your OpenAPI spec file because it enables collaboration between both developers and technical writers. This collaboration not only helps compensate for gaps in understanding with the spec, SwaggerHub also offers many other features (such as versioning, content re-use, inline commenting, and more) to make the authoring and publishing experience easier.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>16:47</itunes:duration>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Has plain language deepened or ruined our delight in language?]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/09/20/plain-language-ruined-my-delight-in-language/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Although technical writers champion plain language, embracing plain language for many years can cripple your ability to use more eloquent language, like that of a literary author or essayist. There isn&#39;t much room for literary play or playful tones in technical documentation. Following the rules of simple language has distorted my ability to read anything that blatantly violates those rules without questioning the author&#39;s word choice and sentence construction. Sometimes I feel that simple language has removed my ability to delight more in language and to express myself in more articulate, interesting ways.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although technical writers champion plain language, embracing plain language for many years can cripple your ability to use more eloquent language, like that of a literary author or essayist. There isn&#39;t much room for literary play or playful tones in technical documentation. Following the rules of simple language has distorted my ability to read anything that blatantly violates those rules without questioning the author&#39;s word choice and sentence construction. Sometimes I feel that simple language has removed my ability to delight more in language and to express myself in more articulate, interesting ways.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Discoveries and realizations while walking down the Docs-as-Code path]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/23/content-architecture-and-repo-sizes/</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This past week I had some good discussions with developers about the right directions in our doc-as-code project at work. I say good discussions, but actually they were challenging. The outcome led me to realize more details about embracing docs as code. The more you treat docs as code, the more you may have to set aside some common tech writer models of handling content and instead embrace the software code workflows entirely. Some of these principles include storing only source code in repositories, building from a build management system, and reducing build pipelines to work with 1 or 2...]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This past week I had some good discussions with developers about the right directions in our doc-as-code project at work. I say good discussions, but actually they were challenging. The outcome led me to realize more details about embracing docs as code. The more you treat docs as code, the more you may have to set aside some common tech writer models of handling content and instead embrace the software code workflows entirely. Some of these principles include storing only source code in repositories, building from a build management system, and reducing build pipelines to work with 1 or 2 larger repositories only.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>23:59</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Stack Overflow&#39;s Documentation effort failed -- a few thoughts from a technical writer&#39;s perspective]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/05/why-stack-overflow-documentation-effort-failed/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/05/why-stack-overflow-documentation-effort-failed/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Stack Overflow, mostly known as a forum for answering niche software questions, recently tried to launch a Documentation component to their site. The goal of Documentation was to &#39;do for Documentation what we did for Q&amp;#38;A&#39;. In other words, provide substantial, valuable information that could be the go-to source for tech docs instead of just one-off answers around niche topics. However, the effort failed and now Stack Overflow is sunsetting their Documentation.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Stack Overflow, mostly known as a forum for answering niche software questions, recently tried to launch a Documentation component to their site. The goal of Documentation was to &#39;do for Documentation what we did for Q&amp;#38;A&#39;. In other words, provide substantial, valuable information that could be the go-to source for tech docs instead of just one-off answers around niche topics. However, the effort failed and now Stack Overflow is sunsetting their Documentation.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>12:09</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tech docs and Agile: Alternatives to integrating into engineering Scrums (Part 2)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/04/part2_alternatives-to-agile-scrum-for-tech-writers/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/04/part2_alternatives-to-agile-scrum-for-tech-writers/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This is part two in a series on Agile and tech docs. In the previous post, I outlined challenges in integrating into engineering Scrum teams. Some alternatives to Scrum include Kanban, Extreme programming, Waterfall, and various productivity methodologies. The most compelling solution, to me, seems to be to form your own documentation-focused Scrum. This allows you to keep with the same project management approach and language in the company, while also allowing you to avoid the pitfalls previously described with integrating into an engineering Scrum. Even so, there&#39;s not an extremely compelling reason for docs to adopt Scrum, so its...]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is part two in a series on Agile and tech docs. In the previous post, I outlined challenges in integrating into engineering Scrum teams. Some alternatives to Scrum include Kanban, Extreme programming, Waterfall, and various productivity methodologies. The most compelling solution, to me, seems to be to form your own documentation-focused Scrum. This allows you to keep with the same project management approach and language in the company, while also allowing you to avoid the pitfalls previously described with integrating into an engineering Scrum. Even so, there&#39;s not an extremely compelling reason for docs to adopt Scrum, so its main aid might be to give you a disciplined approach to your doc work.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Tech docs and Agile: Problems with integrating tech writers into engineering Scrums (Part 1)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/08/04/part1_when-agile-doesnt-work-technical-writers/</link>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[Although it seems like documentation should be treated like other features worked on by a Scrum team, frequently it is not. When tech writers try to integrate into engineering Scrum teams, they usually run into a host of challenges. These challenges stem mainly from floating across multiple projects. Often doc tasks aren&#39;t assigned points or grouped in with other tasks in a real sprint, nor are tech writers co-located with project teams. This is a two-part post. In this first part, I outline problems for tech writers integrating into Scrum teams. In part 2, I explore solutions.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although it seems like documentation should be treated like other features worked on by a Scrum team, frequently it is not. When tech writers try to integrate into engineering Scrum teams, they usually run into a host of challenges. These challenges stem mainly from floating across multiple projects. Often doc tasks aren&#39;t assigned points or grouped in with other tasks in a real sprint, nor are tech writers co-located with project teams. This is a two-part post. In this first part, I outline problems for tech writers integrating into Scrum teams. In part 2, I explore solutions.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why simple language isn&#39;t so simple: the struggle to create plain language in documentation]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/27/why-simple-language-isnt-so-simple/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Although you can adjust your content&#39;s style to be simpler and more readable, technical documentation introduces many new terms and concepts for readers to learn. Many readers who don&#39;t already understand the discourse community may find this language impenetrable. Glossaries and inline tooltips can potentially help novice users, but there&#39;s no easy solution for simplifying your language for both novice and expert users.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although you can adjust your content&#39;s style to be simpler and more readable, technical documentation introduces many new terms and concepts for readers to learn. Many readers who don&#39;t already understand the discourse community may find this language impenetrable. Glossaries and inline tooltips can potentially help novice users, but there&#39;s no easy solution for simplifying your language for both novice and expert users.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[When the pain of ignorance exceeds the pain of learning]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/23/pain-of-ignorance-versus-pain-of-learning/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Users turn to documentation when the pain of their ignorance exceeds the pain of learning. Unfortunately, this is the worst state of mind to try to learn anything in. To address this impatient state of mind, we need to write documentation in simpler, easier to digest ways. Task-based documentation gets us part way there. But the varying starting points, unique pathway needs, and messy branching complicate the promised simple linear nature of steps. Overall, we need to increase the simplicity factor in our docs much more than we generally do.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Users turn to documentation when the pain of their ignorance exceeds the pain of learning. Unfortunately, this is the worst state of mind to try to learn anything in. To address this impatient state of mind, we need to write documentation in simpler, easier to digest ways. Task-based documentation gets us part way there. But the varying starting points, unique pathway needs, and messy branching complicate the promised simple linear nature of steps. Overall, we need to increase the simplicity factor in our docs much more than we generally do.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>17:52</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transparency in documentation: dealing with limits about what you can and cannot say]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/07/13/transparency-in-documentation/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Although traditionally as a technical writer you don&#39;t run into too many ethical scenarios for docs, sometimes you have situations where your ability to be transparent about a system&#39;s limitations gets curtailed by marketing or product management. It can be frustrating to have your documentation filtered like this, but you can take comfort knowing that, given the decentralized nature of information on the web, where any user can post information in forums, blogs, and other sites, the information filtered out of your docs will eventually be published online (it just might not be published by you).]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although traditionally as a technical writer you don&#39;t run into too many ethical scenarios for docs, sometimes you have situations where your ability to be transparent about a system&#39;s limitations gets curtailed by marketing or product management. It can be frustrating to have your documentation filtered like this, but you can take comfort knowing that, given the decentralized nature of information on the web, where any user can post information in forums, blogs, and other sites, the information filtered out of your docs will eventually be published online (it just might not be published by you).]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of my WTD Portland 2017 presentation on Building navigation for your doc site -- 5 best practices]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/06/08/write-the-docs-presentation-navigation-best-practices/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Here&#39;s the recording of the presentation I gave at the Write the Docs 2017 Portland conference. The presentation explores best practices for doc navigation, including principles such as hierarchy, modularity, progressive disclosure, entry point, and wayfinding. The presentation is about 20 minutes long, and you can either watch a video or listen to audio. Other WTD presentation recordings are also available.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Here&#39;s the recording of the presentation I gave at the Write the Docs 2017 Portland conference. The presentation explores best practices for doc navigation, including principles such as hierarchy, modularity, progressive disclosure, entry point, and wayfinding. The presentation is about 20 minutes long, and you can either watch a video or listen to audio. Other WTD presentation recordings are also available.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>21:19</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of User-Centered Design Principles for Organizing Documentation]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/02/18/design-principles-organizing-docs/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently presented to the STC Twin Cities chapter on User-centered Design Principles for Organizing Documentation. When organizing your documentation, such as arranging navigation titles, workflows, or other wayfinding features, you can apply universal design principles to make your content more user centered. Some of these principles include Modularity, Hierarchy, Five hat racks, and Progressive disclosure. These design principles, based on solid user research from design gurus, will help users better find and navigate your help content. You can view the recording and audio from the event here.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently presented to the STC Twin Cities chapter on User-centered Design Principles for Organizing Documentation. When organizing your documentation, such as arranging navigation titles, workflows, or other wayfinding features, you can apply universal design principles to make your content more user centered. Some of these principles include Modularity, Hierarchy, Five hat racks, and Progressive disclosure. These design principles, based on solid user research from design gurus, will help users better find and navigate your help content. You can view the recording and audio from the event here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>57:58</itunes:duration>
        <author>tomjoht@gmail.com (Tom Johnson)</author><itunes:keywords>technical,writing,technical,communication,STC,help,authoring,online,help,usability,information,architecture,software,manuals,user,assistance,dita,structured,authoring,api</itunes:keywords></item>
        
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording: Modern Technical Writing, by Andrew Etter (STC Silicon Valley chapter)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/24/modern-technical-writing-andrew-etter-presentation/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/24/modern-technical-writing-andrew-etter-presentation/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Andrew Etter presented about his book, Modern Technical Writing, to the STC Silicon Valley chapter on January 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. In the presentation, Andrew talks about the strategies he implemented at Palantir to change to a new way of doing docs. This new way includes having a smaller team, using text editors, writing in plain text, processing pull requests instead of bugs, and more. He dives into lightweight markup syntax, static site generators, version control tools, and more, as well as challenges he has faced.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Andrew Etter presented about his book, Modern Technical Writing, to the STC Silicon Valley chapter on January 24, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. In the presentation, Andrew talks about the strategies he implemented at Palantir to change to a new way of doing docs. This new way includes having a smaller team, using text editors, writing in plain text, processing pull requests instead of bugs, and more. He dives into lightweight markup syntax, static site generators, version control tools, and more, as well as challenges he has faced.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:02:00</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording: Writing tech docs like a hacker with Jekyll]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/18/writing-tech-docs-like-a-hacker-with-jekyll/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2017/01/18/writing-tech-docs-like-a-hacker-with-jekyll/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation titled Writing tech docs like a hacker with Jekyll to the to the Southern Ontario STC chapter (on Jan 18, 2017). In the presentation, I introduce reasons why we started using Jekyll, how static site generators differ from content management systems, how to get started with Jekyll, and challenges involved in using Jekyll for technical documentation sites.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I recently gave a presentation titled Writing tech docs like a hacker with Jekyll to the to the Southern Ontario STC chapter (on Jan 18, 2017). In the presentation, I introduce reasons why we started using Jekyll, how static site generators differ from content management systems, how to get started with Jekyll, and challenges involved in using Jekyll for technical documentation sites.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>59:18</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of Open Authoring -- Collaboration Across Disciplines presentation, by Ralph Squillace]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/11/15/recording-of-open-authoring-collaboration-ralph-squillace/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/11/15/recording-of-open-authoring-collaboration-ralph-squillace/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Ralph Squillace, a senior content engineer for the Microsoft Azure Infrastructure team based in San Francisco, California, recently gave a presentation to the STC Silicon Valley chapter (on November 14, 2016) on Open Authoring -- Collaboration Across Disciplines. In the presentation, Ralph talks about Microsoft&#39;s approach to scaling their authoring and publishing efforts across the company by embracing Markdown, Github, open source tools, and other processes that allowed everyone in the company to write and contribute to Azure&#39;s documentation.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ralph Squillace, a senior content engineer for the Microsoft Azure Infrastructure team based in San Francisco, California, recently gave a presentation to the STC Silicon Valley chapter (on November 14, 2016) on &lt;i&gt;Open Authoring -- Collaboration Across Disciplines&lt;/i&gt;. In the presentation, Ralph talks about Microsoft&#39;s approach to scaling their authoring and publishing efforts across the company by embracing Markdown, Github, open source tools, and other processes that allowed everyone in the company to write and contribute to Azure&#39;s documentation.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:36:25</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saving Your Sanity Through Better Client Relations -- with Alisa Bonsignore]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/18/saving-sanity-better-client-relations-alisa-bonsignore/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/10/18/saving-sanity-better-client-relations-alisa-bonsignore/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[In this presentation, Alisa Bonsignore, a technical communication consultant based in the San Francisco Bay area, talks about how she developed confidence and experience in consulting with clients about writing projects. In the beginning, Alisa started out by apologizing for projects in which she worked excessive numbers of hours for little pay, often trying to meet last-minute requests that required late nights and zapped her work-family balance. But project by project, she started to understand how to interact with clients in a more professional, self-respecting way. Ultimately this helped save her sanity and build a stable income through a reputable...]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this presentation, Alisa Bonsignore, a technical communication consultant based in the San Francisco Bay area, talks about how she developed confidence and experience in consulting with clients about writing projects. In the beginning, Alisa started out by apologizing for projects in which she worked excessive numbers of hours for little pay, often trying to meet last-minute requests that required late nights and zapped her work-family balance. But project by project, she started to understand how to interact with clients in a more professional, self-respecting way. Ultimately this helped save her sanity and build a stable income through a reputable business.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>55:22</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[How can technical writers thrive in agile environments? Event recording and details]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/20/thriving-in-agile-environments-as-technical-writers/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/20/thriving-in-agile-environments-as-technical-writers/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[Last Monday we had a record turnout at our STC Silicon Valley chapter (with about 40 attendees). The topic was a panel discussion on how to thrive in agile environments as a technical writer. With 5 panelists all from different companies, the perspectives and practices they shared varied a bit, which showed the adaptations different writers and companies have made with agile to make the process work for them. This post contains a full description and recording of the event.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last Monday we had a record turnout at our STC Silicon Valley chapter (with about 40 attendees). The topic was a panel discussion on how to thrive in agile environments as a technical writer. With 5 panelists all from different companies, the perspectives and practices they shared varied a bit, which showed the adaptations different writers and companies have made with agile to make the process work for them. This post contains a full description and recording of the event.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:05:35</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of Let&#39;s Tell a Story -- Scenario-Based Documentation, by Matt Ness (STC Silicon Valley Presentation)]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/02/scenario-based-documentation-matt-ness-recording/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/02/scenario-based-documentation-matt-ness-recording/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Matt Ness, a technical writer at Splunk and a co-organizer for WTD San Francisco, recently gave a presentation to the STC Silicon Valley chapter called Let&#39;s Tell a Story: Scenario-Based Documentation. In this presentation, Matt talks about ways to integrate storytelling techniques into documentation, drawing upon his experience as a Dungeons and Dragons player and his player experience from other video game or fantasy worlds. To help users on their journeys and quests, you need a narrative to guide them and a manual to help them overcome obstacles. Video, slides, and audio from the presentation are included in this post....]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matt Ness, a technical writer at Splunk and a co-organizer for WTD San Francisco, recently gave a presentation to the STC Silicon Valley chapter called Let&#39;s Tell a Story: Scenario-Based Documentation. In this presentation, Matt talks about ways to integrate storytelling techniques into documentation, drawing upon his experience as a Dungeons and Dragons player and his player experience from other video game or fantasy worlds. To help users on their journeys and quests, you need a narrative to guide them and a manual to help them overcome obstacles. Video, slides, and audio from the presentation are included in this post.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>55:28</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Balancing the never-ending list of documentation to write with your natural interests and passions]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/09/02/the-never-ending-list-of-tasks-to-complete/</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Sometimes I think that I&#39;ve covered every possible topic on this blog that is possible to write about, and my muse becomes silent for a while. But then I remember the purpose of the blog -- to be a web-based log, or journal -- and I realize that the only reason I wouldn&#39;t have anything to write about is if I stopped having experiences, stopped reflecting on those experiences, and ultimately became a zombie. That zombie state is the death of any career. ]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sometimes I think that I&#39;ve covered every possible topic on this blog that is possible to write about, and my muse becomes silent for a while. But then I remember the purpose of the blog -- to be a web-based log, or journal -- and I realize that the only reason I wouldn&#39;t have anything to write about is if I stopped having experiences, stopped reflecting on those experiences, and ultimately became a zombie. That zombie state is the death of any career. ]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>11:56</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Presentation recording: Hunting for API developer documentation jobs in the San Francisco Bay area, by Andrew Davis]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/15/api-developer-documentation-jobs-san-francisco-bay-area/</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Andrew Davis recently gave a presentation on finding developer documentation jobs (mostly for API documentation) in the San Francisco Bay area. The title of the presentation is Hunting for Dev Doc Work around the Bay. You can listen to the presentation recording, check out the slides, or just download the audio.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Andrew Davis recently gave a presentation on finding developer documentation jobs (mostly for API documentation) in the San Francisco Bay area. The title of the presentation is Hunting for Dev Doc Work around the Bay. You can listen to the presentation recording, check out the slides, or just download the audio.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:13:42</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[The complexities of translation and the need for dynamic variables in the build process]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/15/translation-complexities-static-site-generations-need-dynamic-variables/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/15/translation-complexities-static-site-generations-need-dynamic-variables/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Translation is a complex undertaking that usually requires you to take advantage of dynamic variables and other parameters in your source format in order to generate out different languages. Although most people think of static site generators as containing static content only, it&#39;s actually only static output. During the build process, you can take advantage of these more dynamic characteristics to handle rules for outputting to different languages. In this post, I explain some of the details you have to account for (includes, links, images, re-used content, etc.) when managing a translation project using a static site generator such as...]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Translation is a complex undertaking that usually requires you to take advantage of dynamic variables and other parameters in your source format in order to generate out different languages. Although most people think of static site generators as containing static content only, it&#39;s actually only static output. During the build process, you can take advantage of these more dynamic characteristics to handle rules for outputting to different languages. In this post, I explain some of the details you have to account for (includes, links, images, re-used content, etc.) when managing a translation project using a static site generator such as Jekyll.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>14:05</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will the docs-as-code approach scale? Responding to comments on my Review of Modern Technical Writing]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/01/responding-to-feedback-on-modern-tech-writing-review/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/01/responding-to-feedback-on-modern-tech-writing-review/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[My previous post reviewing Andrew Etter&#39;s ebook on Modern Technical Writing got an enormous response. Some readers said the docs-as-code approach works only for small shops and doesn&#39;t scale to large projects. They said content re-use and translation also become problematic. However, perhaps the real differentiator shouldn&#39;t be product size as much as product category. The docs-as-code approach (which is what I&#39;m calling it) works particularly well for developer documentation, such as API documentation, which usually doesn&#39;t contain the same challenges that component content management systems (or CCMSs) were meant to solve.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[My previous post reviewing Andrew Etter&#39;s ebook on Modern Technical Writing got an enormous response. Some readers said the docs-as-code approach works only for small shops and doesn&#39;t scale to large projects. They said content re-use and translation also become problematic. However, perhaps the real differentiator shouldn&#39;t be product size as much as product category. The docs-as-code approach (which is what I&#39;m calling it) works particularly well for developer documentation, such as API documentation, which usually doesn&#39;t contain the same challenges that component content management systems (or CCMSs) were meant to solve.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>16:24</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Story of Paligo: A new browser-based CCMS with all the features you&#39;d ever want]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/01/paligo-the-story-xml-ccms-in-the-cloud/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/08/01/paligo-the-story-xml-ccms-in-the-cloud/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Up until two years ago, Anders Svensson and his colleagues, based in Sweden, provided DITA and XML consulting. They eventually created their own XML-based component content management system (CCMS) called Paligo, which includes a full set of documentation features to handle single-sourcing, translation, and other documentation needs. Paligo solves the challenges that Svensson&#39;s customers had been facing for years with other CCMS systems.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Up until two years ago, Anders Svensson and his colleagues, based in Sweden, provided DITA and XML consulting. They eventually created their own XML-based component content management system (CCMS) called Paligo, which includes a full set of documentation features to handle single-sourcing, translation, and other documentation needs. Paligo solves the challenges that Svensson&#39;s customers had been facing for years with other CCMS systems.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>08:46</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Review of Andrew Etter&#39;s ebook on Modern Technical Writing]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/26/modern-technical-writing-review/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/26/modern-technical-writing-review/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software Documentation, which is an e-book you can read on your Kindle, Andrew Etter argues for a model of technical writing that involves lightweight markup languages (like AsciiDoc and Markdown), static site generators (such as Sphinx), distributed version control systems (like Git or Bitbucket), constantly iterating/updating doc content on your website based on analytics, and more. Etter&#39;s book resonated with me because it articulates so many of the principles I&#39;ve felt about how documentation should be.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software Documentation, which is an e-book you can read on your Kindle, Andrew Etter argues for a model of technical writing that involves lightweight markup languages (like AsciiDoc and Markdown), static site generators (such as Sphinx), distributed version control systems (like Git or Bitbucket), constantly iterating/updating doc content on your website based on analytics, and more. Etter&#39;s book resonated with me because it articulates so many of the principles I&#39;ve felt about how documentation should be.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>10:24</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Applying Tim Ferriss&#39; 4-hour work week rules to tech comm projects]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/20/apply-80-20-rule-to-project-management-tech-comm/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/20/apply-80-20-rule-to-project-management-tech-comm/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Principles in Tim Ferriss&#39; book The 4-Hour Work Week can be applied to tech comm projects. By focusing on the 20% of tasks that result in 80% of the results, limiting your focus to two mission critical tasks a day, empowering those around you to make decisions, and avoiding distractions from trivial tasks, meetings, and email, you can be much more productive in your work. More than crossing off a list of tasks, this approach will likely make your efforts matter.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Principles in Tim Ferriss&#39; book The 4-Hour Work Week can be applied to tech comm projects. By focusing on the 20% of tasks that result in 80% of the results, limiting your focus to two mission critical tasks a day, empowering those around you to make decisions, and avoiding distractions from trivial tasks, meetings, and email, you can be much more productive in your work. More than crossing off a list of tasks, this approach will likely make your efforts matter.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>09:34</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Transforming Documentation Processes presentation at WTD: Evaluating the trend to treat documentation as code]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/15/transforming-documentation-processes-docs-as-code/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/15/transforming-documentation-processes-docs-as-code/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[At the last Write the Docs conference, Riona Macnamara, a tech writer working on internal developer documentation at Google, moderated a panel about transforming your documentation process. The panel consisted of four writers from various companies -- Balsamiq, Rackspace, Microsoft, and Twitter. The panelists talked about how they increased collaboration and openness in their company&#39;s doc culture by transforming their authoring and publishing processes. Most of these transformations involved adopting a &#39;docs as code&#39; type approach, which seems to be a growing trend.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At the last Write the Docs conference, Riona Macnamara, a tech writer working on internal developer documentation at Google, moderated a panel about transforming your documentation process. The panel consisted of four writers from various companies -- Balsamiq, Rackspace, Microsoft, and Twitter. The panelists talked about how they increased collaboration and openness in their company&#39;s doc culture by transforming their authoring and publishing processes. Most of these transformations involved adopting a &#39;docs as code&#39; type approach, which seems to be a growing trend.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>09:56</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Context switching and efficiency -- Kanban to the rescue?]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/13/context-switching-and-efficiency/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/13/context-switching-and-efficiency/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[In Become More Productive and Motivated, Mattias Sander provides a well-written overview of Lean, which is a strategy for eliminating waste and focusing more on customer value. What interests me most with Sander&#39;s discussion about Lean is context-switching and the subsequent strategy of Kanban, which uses cards to regulate flow. While these principles were developed in the context of Japanese car manufacturers (namely Toyota), they apply equally to the technical writer&#39;s world.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Become More Productive and Motivated, Mattias Sander provides a well-written overview of Lean, which is a strategy for eliminating waste and focusing more on customer value. What interests me most with Sander&#39;s discussion about Lean is context-switching and the subsequent strategy of Kanban, which uses cards to regulate flow. While these principles were developed in the context of Japanese car manufacturers (namely Toyota), they apply equally to the technical writer&#39;s world.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Programming Sucks and the fallacy of documentation in the context of code chaos]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/12/why-programming-sucks/</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Yesterday on Write the Docs, someone shared an article titled Programming Sucks, by Peter Welch. More than just a developer monologue, this article seems to hit on universal truths about programming, so much so that the article has been translated into 10 languages and even has a professionally-read audio version on iTunes (which I bought for $2).]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yesterday on Write the Docs, someone shared an article titled Programming Sucks, by Peter Welch. More than just a developer monologue, this article seems to hit on universal truths about programming, so much so that the article has been translated into 10 languages and even has a professionally-read audio version on iTunes (which I bought for $2).]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Documentation Avoidance for Programmers]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/07/09/programmer-explains-how-to-get-out-of-writing-documentation/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[This past week on the Write the Docs forum, there was a bit of discussion around a recent presentation titled Documentation Avoidance for Programmers. In the presentation, Peter Hilton lays out a series of tips on how programmers might get out of writing documentation.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This past week on the Write the Docs forum, there was a bit of discussion around a recent presentation titled Documentation Avoidance for Programmers. In the presentation, Peter Hilton lays out a series of tips on how programmers might get out of writing documentation.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Presentation recording: Move Fast And ... Document Things? Lessons learned in building documentation culture at a startup, by Ruthie Bendor]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/05/22/move-fast-and-document-things/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[During the May WTD meetup, Ruthie Bendor, a web engineer, gave a presentation titled Move Fast And ... Document Things? Lessons learned in building documentation culture at a startup. This post contains the audio and video recording of her presentation.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[During the May WTD meetup, Ruthie Bendor, a web engineer, gave a presentation titled Move Fast And ... Document Things? Lessons learned in building documentation culture at a startup. This post contains the audio and video recording of her presentation.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of &#39;Two great teams that work great together: Bridging the gap between documentation and support,&#39; by Neal Kaplan at Write the Docs]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/05/22/neal-kaplan-work-together/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[We recently hosted a Write the Docs meetup in Redwood City with a couple of excellent presenters. Below is the recording of Neal Kaplan&#39;s presentation. I also explain a bit about my new lapel mic and recording process.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We recently hosted a Write the Docs meetup in Redwood City with a couple of excellent presenters. Below is the recording of Neal Kaplan&#39;s presentation. I also explain a bit about my new lapel mic and recording process.]]></itunes:summary>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of WTD presentation on Video Documentation, by Alicia Avrach]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/04/24/video-documentation-alicia-avarch-write-the-docs/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/04/24/video-documentation-alicia-avarch-write-the-docs/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[Alicia Avrach, a content strategist at ThoughtSpot, gave a presentation about video documentation at a recent Write the Docs San Francisco meetup. In this presentation, Alicia covers all the aspects of video production, from scripting to recording, post-processing, publishing, and more.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alicia Avrach, a content strategist at ThoughtSpot, gave a presentation about video documentation at a recent Write the Docs San Francisco meetup. In this presentation, Alicia covers all the aspects of video production, from scripting to recording, post-processing, publishing, and more.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:16:37</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of STC-SV presentation on the Shape of a Modern Technical Communication Organization, by Sanborn Hodgkins]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/04/24/shape-of-a-modern-technical-communication-organization/</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Sanborn Hodgkins gave a presentation to the STC Silicon Valley chapter called Shape of a Modern Technical Communication Organization on April 18. In the presentation, she highlights the variety of roles -- editor, videographer, information architect, content strategist, manager, writer, tools developer, and others -- that tech comm organizations need to thrive.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sanborn Hodgkins gave a presentation to the STC Silicon Valley chapter called &lt;i&gt;Shape of a Modern Technical Communication Organization&lt;/i&gt; on April 18. In the presentation, she highlights the variety of roles -- editor, videographer, information architect, content strategist, manager, writer, tools developer, and others -- that tech comm organizations need to thrive.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
            <itunes:duration>01:01:14</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spec-driven Development with RAML -- presentation by Michael Stowe to STC Silicon Valley chapter]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/01/09/michael-stowe-spec-driven-development-stc-sv-presentation/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/01/09/michael-stowe-spec-driven-development-stc-sv-presentation/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[In October 2015 Michael Stowe presented to the STC Silicon Valley chapter about spec-driven development, with a demo of RAML, which is an API specification similar to Swagger. Pretty much everyone who attended his presentation was impressed at how cool RAML is in making API documentation interactive. You can view Michael&#39;s slides and listen to the spec-driven development presentation recording here.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In October 2015 Michael Stowe presented to the STC Silicon Valley chapter about spec-driven development, with a demo of RAML, which is an API specification similar to Swagger. Pretty much everyone who attended his presentation was impressed at how cool RAML is in making API documentation interactive. You can view Michael&#39;s slides and listen to the spec-driven development presentation recording here.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of Creating Documentation for Startups: Panel Discussion -- Write the Docs San Francisco]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/22/write-the-docs-recording-startup-documentation-panel/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/22/write-the-docs-recording-startup-documentation-panel/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[The following is a recording of a panel discussion at a Write the Docs San Francisco meetup held Dec 17, 2015. The topic is on creating documentation for startups.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The following is a recording of a panel discussion at a Write the Docs San Francisco meetup held Dec 17, 2015. The topic is on creating documentation for startups.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of Version Control, Writers, and Worfklows by Richard Mateosian]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/12/17/recording-of-writers-workflows-richard-mateosian/</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[You can watch the recording of Richard Mateosian&#39;s November 2015 presentation to the STC Silicon Valley about version control, writers, and workflows.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You can watch the recording of Richard Mateosian&#39;s November 2015 presentation to the STC Silicon Valley about version control, writers, and workflows.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>01:03:31</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Spec-driven Development of REST APIs, with a focus on RAML -- interview with Michael Stowe]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/10/12/spec-driven-design-podcast-michael-stowe/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/10/12/spec-driven-design-podcast-michael-stowe/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                <![CDATA[Spec-driven development is an approach to developing REST APIs by first describing and prototyping the API through a specification file (such as RAML or Swagger), and then coding the API. The spec not only serves as a contract for the API&#39;s development, it can also generate interaction documentation, unit tests, client SDKs, and provide other benefits.]]>
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            <itunes:subtitle>I'd Rather Be Writing podcast, by Tom Johnson</itunes:subtitle>
            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Spec-driven development is an approach to developing REST APIs by first describing and prototyping the API through a specification file (such as RAML or Swagger), and then coding the API. The spec not only serves as a contract for the API&#39;s development, it can also generate interaction documentation, unit tests, client SDKs, and provide other benefits.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <title><![CDATA[Udemy podcast (with me) and infographic on technical writing]]></title>
            <link>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/10/06/udemy-podcast-and-infographic-on-technical-writing/</link>
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            <comments>https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/10/06/udemy-podcast-and-infographic-on-technical-writing/#comments</comments>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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            <description>
                <![CDATA[Recently I was interviewed by Alex Bankoff from Udemy for a podcast on the field of technical writing. The Udemy team also created an infographic about the topics covered in the podcast.]]>
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            <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recently I was interviewed by Alex Bankoff from Udemy for a podcast on the field of technical writing. The Udemy team also created an infographic about the topics covered in the podcast.]]></itunes:summary>
            <itunes:author>Tom Johnson</itunes:author>
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            <itunes:duration>38:46</itunes:duration>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: How do design, length, and relevance affect how people use API reference docs -- interview with Bob Watson]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The key to writing good documentation: Testing your instructions]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to technical writing -- slides and audio recording]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[API Documentation presentation to East Bay STC chapter -- slides and recording]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording and slides from &quot;Jekyll vs. DITA: Bridging the Gap Between Tech Comm and the Web&quot; presentation]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of API documentation workshop (REST and Javadoc) at tcworld India 2015]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of Innovation in Technical Communication keynote at tcworld India 2015]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: The upcoming tcworld India conference on March 12-13, with Akash Dubey]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Best practices for API documentation -- podcast with Andrya Feinberg]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Survival strategies for API documentation -- slides and recording]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[API workshop video + audio + slides + workshop files from TC Camp]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Automating REST API documentation, with Peter Gruenbaum]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Learning how developers think, and other API doc insights: Podcast with Joe Malin]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Getting a job in API documentation: Podcast with Andrew Davis]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Author Experience -- Interview with Rick Yagodich]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Slides and recording for &quot;Perfecting the audio narration in instructional video&quot; at Info Dev World]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[API Doc presentation slides and recording (San Francisco STC chapter)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Information Development World and the Customer Experience -- A Podcast with Scott Abel and Val Swisher]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to API documentation: Interview with Scot Marvin]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lessons learned as a novice API technical writer -- Interview with Mary Linderman (podcast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Creating code samples for API/SDK documentation (webinar recording, slides, and audio)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recording of my STC Sacramento presentation -- Why users can&#39;t find answers in help material]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Videos and reflections from the 2014 Intelligent Content Conference]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rahel Bailie on the Language of Content Strategy (Intelligent Content 2014)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don Day on Connecting Intelligent Content with Micropublishing (Intelligent Content 2014)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Theresa Putkey on Diagnosing and Solving Content Problems (Intelligent Content 2014)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kyle Wiens on gamification and iFixit / Dozuki at Intelligent Content 2014]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarah O&#39;Keefe on The Many Facets of Content Strategy (Intelligent Content 2014)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Include It All, Filter It Afterwards -- Interview with Mark Baker]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Webinar Recording: Designing Quick Reference Guides]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Webinar Recording -- Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Organizing Help Content: Breaking Out of Topic-based Hierarchies]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Content Strategy and Agility, with Noz Urbina]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: A Practical Guide to Information Architecture, with Donna Spencer]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- Visual Composing: Document Design for Print and Digital Media, with Jo Mackiewicz]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast with Alan Houser -- Candidate for STC Vice President]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast with Victoria Koster-Lenhardt -- Candidate for STC Vice President]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Educational Programs and Workplace Practices]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Help Content Fails and #contentstrategy]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Technical Writing Is More Than &quot;Click This, Select That&quot; [Podcast]]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Developing a Personal Voice in Audio (Intermountain-STC event)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[More Students Questions about Technical Writing]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Answers About the Field of Technical Writing for Students]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: From Overlooked to Center Stage (Overlooked)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: “Anyone Can Write”: Changing Roles for Technical Communicators]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Trends in Technical Communication]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Ten Voiceover Techniques (PodcampSLC)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: What&#39;s New in Flare 6 — Interview with Mike Hamilton]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Documentation in the Cloud]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Riding the Tide of Technical Communications Consulting]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast on getting a job in technical writing (TW Job)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: The Myth of Single Sourcing]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast about the Podcast Poll]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[My STC Summit Blogging Presentation Is Free]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Information Overload -- Conversation with Ricardo Amigo]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast with Anne Gentle about her Conversation and Community book]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Carcast: Friday Thoughts on Reading, Publish2, and Writer River]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast on Content Strategy: Interview with Rahel Bailie]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Forms that Work – Interview with Caroline Jarrett (podcast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blogging, Podcasting, and Screencasting: Eight Characteristics to Attract Devoted Followers [Part 2]]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[James Bond: The History of the Illustrated 007 (Podcast with Alan Porter)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ginny Redish -- Letting Go of the Words (Podcast Interview at STC Summit)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Introduction to Technical Writing (podcast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Managing Writers: Interview with Richard Hamilton (podcast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jane&#39;s Presentation, Twitter for Business (podcast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- Blogging for Technical Communicators Webinar (Part 2)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- Blogging for Technical Communicators Webinar (Part 1)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Documentation Review Techniques (videocast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Technical Writer with Extra Privileges? Responding to a Question about Roles (Videocast)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Help Authoring with Doc-To-Help 2009, Interview with Nicky Bleiel]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Technical Writing in Agile Environments -- Interview with Alyssa Fox]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: What Is the Technical Writer&#39;s Role in Interface Design? Interview with Bogo Vatovec]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Debunking the Boredom Myth of Technical Writing]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Personalities of Technical Communicators -- Interview with Deborah (Shapiro) Hemstreet]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Repurposing Content for Multichannel Publishing (Single Sourcing)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Flare 4 -- Ten New Features, Interview with Sharon Burton]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: What&#39;s New in the Field of Technical Communication?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation, Interview with Todd O&#39;Neill]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Analyzing Your Users and Needs Before Creating the Help Deliverables; Interview with Nicky Bleiel]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thinking About a More Personal Style of Podcasting]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Workspaces, Collaboration, and Information Sharing -- Interview with Emma Hamer]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Why Content Management Projects Fail, Interview with Rahel Bailie]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: How XML Enables Information Sharing and Reuse -- Interview with Joe Gollner]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: XSL, Flash, and Live Blogging -- Interview with Sarah O&#39;Keefe]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Document Engineering, Interview with Robert Glushko]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Living Multiple Lives -- The New Technical Communicator, Interview with Noz Urbina]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Embracing Wikis -- Interview with Stewart Mader]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Moving 50,000 Pages of Unstructured Content to DITA]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Leading Your Company into the Wikis, Blogs, and Social Networks of Web 2.0]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- DITA: From the Perspective of Someone Actually Using It]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- Social Networking and the Value of User Communities for Technical Communicators]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- Transitioning from Technical Writing into Usability]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcast -- Tackling Godzilla: A Writer/Usability Consultant Reflects on the Largest Project of her Career]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Blogging and Podcasting Presentation -- the MP3 and Video Recording]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interview with STC President Linda Oestreich: Directions the STC Is Heading]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Going Beyond Technical Writing: Practical Advice for Diversifying Your Skillset -- Podcast Interview with Mark Hanigan]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[All About Madcap Flare: Podcast Interview with Paul Pehrson, MVP in Madcap Software Forums]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Impact of Social Media on Technical Communication -- Podcast Interview with Bill Albing]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Technical Communication Suite from Adobe -- Interview with RJ Jacquez]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Show Me Demos and Captivate -- Interview with Kevin Siegel]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Special DMN Communications Podcast with Tech Writer Voices (me): Are you Hurting Your Career By Not Blogging or Podcasting?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Worst Things SMEs Say or Do -- Interview with Brenda Huettner]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Building Online Communities: Interview with Svi Ben-Elya about Elephant.org.il]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Answering Tough Questions About Wikis -- Interview with Anne Gentle]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Usability Research Behind Microsoft&#39;s Ergonomic Keyboard]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcasting at the STC Conference: Reasons, Methods, and Reflections]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Jack Molisani on Trends in Technical Communication]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Rob Houser on Creating Nontraditional E-Learning]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Caroline Jarrett on User Interface Design]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Mike Brazill on Writing for Developers]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: John Daigle on RoboHelp 7]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Debbie Kennedy on Modular Writing and Reusability]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Joan Lasselle on Adopting Content Management]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Cindy Skawinski on Activity Diagrams (Uniform Modeling Language Artifacts)]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Adrienne Escoe on Recruiting]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Teresa Lipus, Snake River chapter, Southern Idaho and Eastern Oregon]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Deanne Levander, Twin Cities, Minnesota Chapter, and John Garison, Vermont]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Laurel Bowen, Oakridge Tennessee Chapter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Brad Simmons, Ames, Iowa]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[STC Conference: Michael Gernes, Central Iowa STC Community]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Jackie Damrau, Dallas, Texas, and Rachel Houghton, Willamette Valley, Oregon]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Todd Race, Toronto chapter, Canadian Issues Group]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Dan Dornbrook, Chicago Chapter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Melanie G. Flanders, China; Beau Cain, Director 8]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Paul Sinasohn, Berkeley Chapter, California]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Holly Harkness, Al Hood, and Howard Speck — Atlanta Chapter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Rhevati Sampath and Wendy Tung, Berkeley Chapter, California]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Kelly Schrank &amp; Lou Martindale — Mid-South Chapter in Memphis and Suncoast Chapter in Tampa]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leadership Day: Sue Kloster, Willamette Valley Chapter, Oregon]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Creating Help in the Web 2.0 Age — Presentation by Neil Perlin]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Special Announcements: Add your blog to techwriterblogs.com wiki, and also support Tech Writer Voices]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Few Conversations at Doc Train — User Personas, Data Conversion, and Simplified Technical English]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[My First Carcast: Driving Home from Vancouver After the Doc Train Conference]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Interview with George Hayhoe, editor of Technical Communication Journal, on Technical Writing in China and Korea]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Defining Experiences: Five STC Candidates Share Influential Stories from the Tech Comm Field]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Making Help More Human, and other discussions]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Susan Burton Provides an Inside, In-Depth Look at STC&#39;s Most Pressing Issues]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Special STC Elections Podcast: Interview with Nicky Bleiel, Candidate for Director]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Technical Writing Boring? Tech Writers as Information Architects]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[First Cohost Podcast — A Natural Conversation about Technical Writing]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ten Lessons Learned as a Technical Communicator — Interview with Rahul Prabhakar]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mike Hamilton Gives Flare Demo to the Suncoast Chapter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Convergence of Web 2.0 with Help Documentation — Tom Johnson]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Understanding Principles of Usability, Part 2 — Karen Bachmann]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Increase Collaboration and Performance — Interview with Emma Hamer]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Technical Writing in India — Interview with Sandeep Balakrishna]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Podcasting 101 — by Tom Johnson]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Implement Single Sourcing — Interview with Neil Perlin]]></title>
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