Swapnil Ogale's guest appearances

Swapnil Ogale

Write the Docs Podcast

The Not-Boring Tech Writer

Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna

Let's Talk Docs

Caity Cronkhite

David Owens

Kim Campbell

Aisha Blake

Megan Sullivan

Tina Davis

Tom Johnson

Steve Wiseman

Amy Burns

Teresa Nguyen

Ron Gardner

Philip Kiely

Jack Molisani

OwlTail

In this tete-a-tete, Swapnil Ogale shares with us the evolution of technical communication in Australia, especially since the pandemic. Until recently, there was little to no awareness of technical communication at many companies. Swapnil took it upon himself to become the voice of the field, create awareness, and advocate for its adoption and impact on business. Some interesting questions that we dove into:What is the technical communication landscape look like in Australia?What is a technical writer advocate?How did Swapnil perform his own tech comm retrospective to elevate his role and make it visible?What is the Amazon narrative, and how can someone use this narrative before starting a  project?What are some strategies to raise the profile of a tech writer at a company and beyond?These are the links I refer to in the episode: The Not So Boring Tech Writer where I chanced upon Swapnil's interview Amazon narrativeTemplate for the tech comm retrospectiveIf you are looking for openings, Redocly has opportunities. Click here for doc roles.Guest BioSwapnil has over 16 years of technical documentation experience across a range of industries in Australia and globally. He currently works as a Technical Writer in the Solutions Engineering team at AWS Australia. Prior to this, he was a Technical Writer Advocate at Redocly, pursuing his passion for writing, along with advocating for the docs-as-code approach for product content. He initiated the Write the Docs community in Australia in 2016 and has been organizing local meetups and the annual national conference. While he is not traveling, stuck reading any book he can lay his hands on, or trying out new food, he presents at technical meetups and conferences about various things around technical writing. Audio Engineer - RJ Basilio

In this tete-a-tete, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilogale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swapnil Ogale</a> shares with us the evolution of technical communication in Australia, especially since the pandemic. Until recently, there was little to no awareness of technical communication at many companies. Swapnil took it upon himself to become the voice of the field, create awareness, and advocate for its adoption and impact on business.  Some interesting questions that we dove into:<ul><li>What is the technical communication landscape look like in Australia?</li><li>What is a technical writer advocate?</li><li>How did Swapnil perform his own tech comm retrospective to elevate his role and make it visible?</li><li>What is the Amazon narrative, and how can someone use this narrative before starting a  project?</li><li>What are some strategies to raise the profile of a tech writer at a company and beyond?</li></ul>These are the links I refer to in the episode: <ul><li><a href="https://www.thenotboringtechwriter.com/blog/2021/6/14/tech-writer-advocacy-and-managing-write-the-docs-with-swapnil-ogale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Not So Boring Tech Writer</a> where I chanced upon Swapnil's interview</li><li> <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/startups/startup-advice-how-to-write-a-narrative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon narrative</a></li><li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XQS4Z84jBG9XpYdxbVCJ-tYMQ1WtdP6p-loIlI6txas/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Template for the tech comm retrospective</a></li></ul>If you are looking for openings, Redocly has opportunities. <a href="https://redocly.com/blog/updates-2022-04/#write-the-docs-at-redocly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here for doc roles</a>.Guest Bio Swapnil has over 16 years of technical documentation experience across a range of industries in Australia and globally. He currently works as a Technical Writer in the Solutions Engineering team at AWS Australia. Prior to this, he was a Technical Writer Advocate at Redocly, pursuing his passion for writing, along with advocating for the docs-as-code approach for product content. He initiated the Write the Docs community in Australia in 2016 and has been organizing local meetups and the annual national conference. While he is not traveling, stuck reading any book he can lay his hands on, or trying out new food, he presents at technical meetups and conferences about various things around technical writing.  Audio Engineer - RJ Basilio

S3E6: Embrace Discomfort and Challenge the Status Quo for Advocacy and Visibility with Swapnil Ogale

 Sponsored by Document Write · EthicalAds · Sourcegraph  Panelists Portia Burton | Eric Holscher Guest Swapnil Ogale Show Notes Hello and welcome to Let’s Talk Docs, the show where we talk about documentation, open source, tech, and the intersection of the three.  Our special guest today is Swapnil Ogale, who has over 16 years of technical documentation experience across a range of industries in Australia and globally. Currently, he works as Redocly’s Technical Writer Advocate, pursuing his passion for writing, along with advocating for the docs-as-code approach for product content.  He initiated the Write the Docs community in Australia in 2016 and has been organizing local meetups and annual national conferences. Today, Swapnil shares his journey of getting into technical writing and goes in-depth about what technical writers do and how they spend their time. We also learn more about his passion for speaking at conferences about documentation, what motivated him to start the Write the Docs community in Australia, and how the Google Season of Docs is a fantastic way to give back to the community and pick up so much valuable experience.  Go ahead and download this episode now to learn more!  [00:00:56] Swapnil shares his story of how he got into technical writing. [00:03:00] Swapnil received a technical communication certificate and he tells us the important thing he learned from that program that he uses today.  [00:07:03] We learn what kind of value Swapnil gained from speaking at conferences and what the benefit is.  [00:10:26] Portia brings up how Swapnil advocates for himself and he explains the importance of this. [00:12:27] Portia asks Swapnil to talk about what developers should know about technical writers, what technical writers do, and how they spend their time. [00:15:16] Swapnil speaks at conferences about documentation, and he explains some of the reactions he gets after he gives these presentations. [00:20:46] We find out what motivated Swapnil to start the Write the Docs Australia community, and he shares how other people can get involved in doing this kind of community building in their own community. [00:24:02] Swapnil explains what the global perspective is. [00:28:03] We learn how the Google Season of Docs works and how a writer knows that they’re ready to contribute to open source projects. [00:33:23] We end up finding out where you can follow Swapnil online, he tells us he’s Co-authoring a second edition of the book, _Technical Writing Process, and he’s currently learning Australian Sign Language. Quotes [00:14:29] “Writing is only 30% of my day and it’s the other things around it that actually adds value to that documentation.” [00:16:36] “So that’s that notion of ‘we didn’t know you could do that is what I’m trying to debunk.” [00:32:26] “Google Season of Docs is coming and they’re starting applications. You’ll never find a better way to get more experience if you’ve never done documentation before and worked on a global team.” Links SustainOSS SustainOSS Twitter SustainOSS Discourse Portia Burton Twitter Eric Holscher Twitter Swapnil Ogale Twitter Swapnil Ogale LinkedIn Redocly Technical Writing Process Google Open Source Blog: Announcing Season of Docs 2022 Auslan (Australian Sign Language) Credits  Executive Produced by Justin Dorfman Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at Peachtree Sound Cover art by Eriol Fox Special Guest: Swapnil Ogale.Sponsored By:Sourcegraph: Create living documentation that interacts directly with your code. DocumentWrite: Sometimes the tech doesn't speak for itself, and that's why you need stellar documentation.

<center> Sponsored by <a href="https://documentwrite.dev" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Document Write</a> · <a href="https://www.ethicalads.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EthicalAds</a> · <a href="https://srcgr.ph/uektA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sourcegraph</a> </center> <h4>Panelists</h4> Portia Burton | Eric Holscher <h4>Guest</h4> Swapnil Ogale <h4>Show Notes</h4> Hello and welcome to Let’s Talk Docs, the show where we talk about documentation, open source, tech, and the intersection of the three. Our special guest today is Swapnil Ogale, who has over 16 years of technical documentation experience across a range of industries in Australia and globally. Currently, he works as Redocly’s Technical Writer Advocate, pursuing his passion for writing, along with advocating for the docs-as-code approach for product content. He initiated the Write the Docs community in Australia in 2016 and has been organizing local meetups and annual national conferences. Today, Swapnil shares his journey of getting into technical writing and goes in-depth about what technical writers do and how they spend their time. We also learn more about his passion for speaking at conferences about documentation, what motivated him to start the Write the Docs community in Australia, and how the Google Season of Docs is a fantastic way to give back to the community and pick up so much valuable experience. Go ahead and download this episode now to learn more! [00:00:56] Swapnil shares his story of how he got into technical writing. [00:03:00] Swapnil received a technical communication certificate and he tells us the important thing he learned from that program that he uses today. [00:07:03] We learn what kind of value Swapnil gained from speaking at conferences and what the benefit is. [00:10:26] Portia brings up how Swapnil advocates for himself and he explains the importance of this. [00:12:27] Portia asks Swapnil to talk about what developers should know about technical writers, what technical writers do, and how they spend their time. [00:15:16] Swapnil speaks at conferences about documentation, and he explains some of the reactions he gets after he gives these presentations. [00:20:46] We find out what motivated Swapnil to start the Write the Docs Australia community, and he shares how other people can get involved in doing this kind of community building in their own community. [00:24:02] Swapnil explains what the global perspective is. [00:28:03] We learn how the Google Season of Docs works and how a writer knows that they’re ready to contribute to open source projects. [00:33:23] We end up finding out where you can follow Swapnil online, he tells us he’s Co-authoring a second edition of the book, _Technical Writing Process, and he’s currently learning Australian Sign Language. <h4>Quotes</h4> [00:14:29] “Writing is only 30% of my day and it’s the other things around it that actually adds value to that documentation.” [00:16:36] “So that’s that notion of ‘we didn’t know you could do that is what I’m trying to debunk.” [00:32:26] “Google Season of Docs is coming and they’re starting applications. You’ll never find a better way to get more experience if you’ve never done documentation before and worked on a global team.” <h4>Links</h4> <a href="https://sustainoss.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SustainOSS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SustainOSS Twitter</a> <a href="https://discourse.sustainoss.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SustainOSS Discourse</a> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/agencycecil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Portia Burton Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ericholscher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Holscher Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/swapnilogale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swapnil Ogale Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilogale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swapnil Ogale LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://redoc.ly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redocly</a> <a href="https://technicalwritingprocess.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Technical Writing Process</a> <a href="https://opensource.googleblog.com/2022/02/Announcing%20Season%20of%20Docs%202022.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Open Source Blog: Announcing Season of Docs 2022</a> <a href="https://www.startasl.com/auslan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auslan (Australian Sign Language)</a> <h4>Credits</h4> <ul> <li>Executive Produced by <a href="https://www.justindorfman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justin Dorfman</a></li> <li>Edited by Paul M. Bahr at <a href="https://www.peachtreesound.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peachtree Sound</a></li> <li>Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at <a href="https://www.peachtreesound.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peachtree Sound</a></li> <li>Cover art by <a href="https://erioldoesdesign.github.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eriol Fox</a></li> </ul>Special Guest: Swapnil Ogale.Sponsored By:<ul><li><a href="https://srcgr.ph/uekWq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sourcegraph</a>: <a href="https://srcgr.ph/uekWq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Create living documentation that interacts directly with your code. </a></li><li><a href="https://documentwrite.dev/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DocumentWrite</a>: <a href="https://documentwrite.dev/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sometimes the tech doesn't speak for itself, and that's why you need stellar documentation.</a></li></ul>

Episode 4: Swapnil Ogale

In this episode I’m talking to Swapnil Ogale, a Technical Writer Advocate for Redocly based in Melbourne, Australia, who is also a Community and Conference Manager for Write the Docs. He gives us the inside scoop on arranging Write the Docs conferences both in-person and online, and talks to us about the importance of advocacy for technical writers. The Not-Boring Tech Writer - feedback survey Twitter - Swapnil Ogale LinkedIn - Swapnil Ogale Write the Docs

In this episode I’m talking to Swapnil Ogale, a Technical Writer Advocate for Redocly based in Melbourne, Australia, who is also a Community and Conference Manager for Write the Docs. He gives us the inside scoop on arranging Write the Docs conferences both in-person and online, and talks to us about the importance of advocacy for technical writers. <a href="https://bizops.knowledgeowl.com/s3/TNBTW-Podcast-Feedback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Not-Boring Tech Writer - feedback survey</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/swapnilogale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter - Swapnil Ogale</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnilogale/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn - Swapnil Ogale</a> <a href="https://www.writethedocs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write the Docs</a>