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I'd Rather Be Writing Podcast

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 Education Politics & Government
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  • Notes and discussion for Suleyman's The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future

    Notes and discussion for Suleyman's The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future
    May 17 2025
    This post describes the key arguments and themes in The Coming Wave: AI, Power, and Our Future, by Mustafa Suleyman, for the AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop. This post not only breaks down the logic but also jumps off into some themes (beyond the book) that might be more tech-writer relevant, such as potential future job titles, areas of focus for tech writers to thrive now, questions for discussion, and more. It also contains the book club recording.
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    1 hr
  • Notes and discussion for Jonathan Warner's More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

    Notes and discussion for Jonathan Warner's More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI
    Apr 15 2025
    This post has notes and questions for discussion for More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI, published in February 2025 by Jonathan Warner. Warner's book, which explores what we lose when we outsource writing to AI, is the first book in the AI Book Club: A Human in the Loop.
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    1 hr
  • Rethinking traditional approaches to release notes -- recording of WTD Australia presentation

    Rethinking traditional approaches to release notes -- recording of WTD Australia presentation
    Feb 17 2025
    I gave a presentation to the Write the Docs Australia group on using AI to write release notes using file diffs, on Feb 16, 2025. Here's the recording, presentation description, and transcript.
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    57 mins

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