Skill #7: Preparing for the Future of Tech Comm

📣 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!_____________________________________________As the tech comm industry develops, technical writers must embrace a sobering truth: As Dr. Stan Dicks writes in Digital Literacy for Technical Communication, “Technical communicators who add value to their organizations do not merely write and edit documents.”So how do we prepare for the future of tech comm so we can ensure we’re adding value to our organizations?Preparing for the future is difficult without a compass – but fortunately – Ted Hudek, Senior Programming Writer at Microsoft, knows the way.In this episode, Ted shares his tips on how you can prepare for the future of tech comm, including:why you should always have a side learning project.why you should not freak out about tools.why you should actively build relationships with your colleagues.The Show Notes: Episode #5 with Eric HolscherEpisode #6 with Neal KaplanWrite the Docs on SlackWrite the Docs MeetupsTed Hudek on Twitter