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Write the Docs Podcast

Podcasts for the Write the Docs community. Mostly focused on tech comm, tech writing, UX, IA, and more.

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WTD Episode 3: Technical writing trends for 2017

WTD Episode 3: Technical writing trends for 2017

In this episode, we discuss top technical writing trends for 2017. Chris discusses how more technical writers are intera... Read more

25 Jan 2017

48mins

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WTD Episode 15: User research, tech writer stereotypes, and conversations

WTD Episode 15: User research, tech writer stereotypes, and conversations

After a short summer break, we've returned to the WTD podcast and taken up our mics again to talk about important doc is... Read more

22 Jul 2018

56mins

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WTD Episode 5: Where do we belong?

WTD Episode 5: Where do we belong?

In this episode, we explore where technical writers belong in an organization. Is tech comm best placed within engineeri... Read more

30 Apr 2017

58mins

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WTD Episode 9: Chatbots in Documentation

WTD Episode 9: Chatbots in Documentation

In this episode, we're joined by Ellis Pratt from Cherryleaf to talk about chatbots in documentation. What are chatbots,... Read more

19 Sep 2017

47mins

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WTD Episode 4: Continuous Integration and Docs like Code

WTD Episode 4: Continuous Integration and Docs like Code

In this episode, we talk about continuous integration strategies for docs (for style, screenshots, and REST calls). We a... Read more

5 Mar 2017

58mins

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WTD Episode 6: Metadata and UI copy

WTD Episode 6: Metadata and UI copy

In this episode, we explore the role of metadata in documentation and how it can be used to classify topics and assist i... Read more

6 Jun 2017

53mins

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WTD Episode 10: What's going on in our lives as documentarians and product owners

WTD Episode 10: What's going on in our lives as documentarians and product owners

In this episode, we talk about what's going on in our lives as documentarians and product owners. Chris talks about chal... Read more

10 Oct 2017

1hr 1min

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WTD Episode 8: Stack Overflow's Documentation Failure and Open Source Challenges

WTD Episode 8: Stack Overflow's Documentation Failure and Open Source Challenges

In this episode, we're joined by Beth Aitman to talk about what happened with the Stack Overflow Documentation Beta. Wha... Read more

22 Aug 2017

50mins

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WTD Episode 12: Founding ideas behind Write the Docs

WTD Episode 12: Founding ideas behind Write the Docs

In this episode, we chat with Eric Holscher (WTD cofounder) and Mikey Ariel (WTD Europe organizer) about the Write the D... Read more

13 Dec 2017

1hr 2mins

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WTD Episode 7: Let the robots do the work

WTD Episode 7: Let the robots do the work

In this podcast, we first explore the flourishing community of technical writers in Poland, discussing why the tech writ... Read more

3 Jul 2017

45mins

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