• I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast

  • By: Tom Johnson
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I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast

By: Tom Johnson
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  • A technical writing podcast about the latest trends and practices in the field of technical communication. Technical communication includes topics like technical writing (software help), AI, information architecture, usability, API documentation, information design, web design, illustration, DITA, structured authoring, content strategy, visual communication, and more. If you're a technical writer or interested in technical writing, this is the one of few podcasts in this niche. I also have a blog at https://idratherbewriting.com where the podcasts and other blog topics are published. For an index of all podcasts, see https://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts.
    2023, I'd Rather Be Writing
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Episodes
  • [Podcast] Breaking ground: New API documentation course at UW, with Bob Watson

    [Podcast] Breaking ground: New API documentation course at UW, with Bob Watson
    Jan 5 2024
    In this podcast, I chat with Bob Watson about an upcoming API documentation course he'll be teaching at the University of Washington. Bob has extensive experience working as an API technical writer at big tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. The UW reached out to Bob to develop this new course offering. The 14-week evening course will cover fundamentals like understanding developer behaviors, working with various types of APIs, publishing workflows, as well as hands-on practice. A key component is having students create API documentation portfolios they can use to demonstrate their skills.
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    53 mins
  • My 2024 technical writing trends and predictions

    My 2024 technical writing trends and predictions
    Jan 1 2024
    I've been mulling over whether to write a trends post this year. There's so much uncertainty, it's hard to feel confident about how the tech writing profession will play out. But little trends-related ideas keep surfacing in the back of my mind, so I decided to write out some of my thoughts. Before I jump into this, I want to say that I’m much more agnostic and unsure about directions this year. 2024 could be amazing, it could also be terrible. Or everything could be overblown and remain more or less the same. One thing is for sure: in predictions,...
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    28 mins
  • Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

    Podcast: Notes and themes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig
    Dec 15 2023
    These are some notes and thoughts from reading Robert Pirsig's classic philosophical novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, published in 1974. My reading here focuses more on the technical writing aspects and themes from the book. Some themes include Classic versus Romantic modes of thought, the concept of Quality, our relationship with technology, doing your own maintenance, caring about the work, peace of mind, systems thinking, multiple paths through a problem, troubleshooting, being in-the-scene versus removed, the road trip, effortless action, going with the flow, traveling along the backroads, and presence in the moment. I also include some...
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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