Skill #5: Getting Involved in a Community

📣 Special announcement: The Not-Boring Tech Writer team (Kate and Chad) will be at Write the Docs Portland in May. Thanks to KnowledgeOwl's sponsorship, they’ll be wearing KnowledgeOwl and The Not-Boring Tech Writer t-shirts and giving out The Not-Boring Tech Writer stickers. If you're attending WTD Portland this year, please say hi to Kate and Chad, let them know what you think of the show, and swing by the conference swag table to grab some free stickers so you can flaunt your not-boring tech writer status with the world!_____________________________________________We’ve all experienced the joy of community: colleagues mentor you; friends encourage you; strangers point you towards their favorite pizza shop downtown.For that moment, whether you had previous ties to each other or not, you feel that sense of community.And while every community is unique, one concept is constant: As urbanist Charles Montgomery defines it, “people gathering, talking, and helping one another everyday.”Eric Holscher (today’s podcast guest) and Troy Howard have captured that concept and created a community for us – the tech writers.The community: Write the Docs.In this episode, Eric shares the story of Write the Docs and describes the power of getting involved in a community, including:why tech writers need community.how to Write the Docs empowers tech writers.how to get the greatest value from community.The Show Notes:Ericholscher.comEric Holscher on TwitterWritethedocs.orgWrite the Docs on TwitterWrite the Docs resources