I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast

332 Episodes

1. How to motivate users to provide feedback: Show that you're listening to their input

   Published: 2/1/2019
2. Site analytics from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2018 -- are more engineers writing docs now?

   Published: 1/14/2019
3. My podcast about writing with Ellis Pratt on Cherryleaf

   Published: 12/13/2018
4. Recording for Menlo Park API documentation workshop now available -- and some thoughts on using cardioid versus omnidirectional microphones for recording

   Published: 12/4/2018
5. New post in Simplifying Complexity series -- Principle 11: Be both a generalist and specialist at the same time

   Published: 11/30/2018
6. How to avoid being a secretary for engineers

   Published: 11/19/2018
7. Upcoming full-day API documentation workshop in Menlo Park

   Published: 10/31/2018
8. Preferring technical acuity over specialized knowledge

   Published: 10/24/2018
9. Tech comm podcasts roundup and survey

   Published: 9/15/2018
10. If writing is no longer a marketable skill, what is?

    Published: 8/9/2018
11. My conflicted thoughts about the decentralized web (while taking the Census of Technical Communicators survey)

    Published: 8/6/2018
12. Articulating stories that influence product adoption (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)

    Published: 7/31/2018
13. The relationship between academics and practitioners -- Podcast with Kirk St. Amant

    Published: 7/11/2018
14. Reducing the complexity of technical language (new article in Simplifying Complexity series)

    Published: 7/11/2018
15. Evaluating the user experience of documentation -- Podcast with Bob Watson

    Published: 6/18/2018
16. Recording of API documentation workshop in Denver

    Published: 3/12/2018
17. Recording of STC San Francisco presentation: Beyond mere endpoint reference — the overlooked content in API documentation

    Published: 3/8/2018
18. Recording of OpenAPI and Swagger presentation (for STC and WTD San Diego)

    Published: 2/14/2018
19. Recording of WTD South Bay presentation: Publishing tools for API documentation

    Published: 1/19/2018
20. How to become a voracious reader

    Published: 12/1/2017