Welcome to episode 121 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article from The Old Tech Writer (Steve Arrants) that is entitled "When the Docs Are an Afterthought" and was published on Medium on August 22, 2024. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited u...
Feb 19, 2025•12 min•Ep. 121
Welcome to episode 120 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from professor Ethan Mollick at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania entitled "15 Times to Use AI, and 5 Not To" that was published on December 9, 2024. Hosts Daphne and...
Feb 18, 2025•10 min
Welcome to episode 119 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from writer and editor Diana Wolf Torres entitled "When Logic Meets Language: Can OpenAI's Reasoning Engine Make You a Better Writer?" that was published on LinkedIn on February 8. Host...
Feb 17, 2025•7 min•Ep. 119
Welcome to episode 118 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article entitled "Visualizing the Turing Machine" from programming visualization guru Sam Rose. The article includes the history of the Turing machine concept and its profound influence on mode...
Feb 14, 2025•10 min•Ep. 118
Welcome to episode 117 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from Aiver Ilaya entitled "How to Succeed as a Technical Writer in a Collaborative Environment" that was published at Aliso Digital on February 10. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spi...
Feb 13, 2025•7 min•Ep. 117
Welcome to episode 116 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from information engineer and content strategist Sachin Shenoy entitled "Three Superpowers of Exceptional Technical Writers" that was published on LinkedIn on December 19, 2024. Hosts D...
Feb 12, 2025•9 min•Ep. 116
Welcome to episode 115 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from Alex Blair entitled "How to Write Technical Blog Posts & Articles Using AI" that was published on February 8 on LinkedIn. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited unpacking o...
Feb 11, 2025•10 min•Ep. 115
Welcome to episode 114 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from veteran technical writer Bob Watson entitled "A look at the past to see the future of technical writing" that was published on the Docs by Design blog on March 18, 2024. Hosts Daph...
Feb 10, 2025•8 min•Ep. 114
Welcome to episode 113 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode explores an article from senior technical writer Steve Arrants entitled "Advice for New Technical Writers" that was published on LinkedIn. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited unpacking of this artic...
Feb 07, 2025•10 min•Ep. 113
Welcome to episode 112 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into a video interview with author Mark Baker entitled "WTD Episode 17: Structured Writing with Mark Baker" from the Write the Docs Podcast (link below). The video includes Tom Johnson from Google. H...
Feb 06, 2025•14 min•Ep. 112
Welcome to episode 111 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from Carly Ayres entitled "Documentation that Drives Adoption" that was published on January 23 (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this informative a...
Feb 05, 2025•12 min•Ep. 111
Welcome to episode 110 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "Hard Times are Good. Here's Why." that was published on February 2 (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysi...
Feb 04, 2025•8 min•Ep. 110
Welcome to episode 110 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from content curator Nibha Verma entitled "Emerging Trends in Content Management for 2025 and Beyond" that was published on January 29 (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their ...
Feb 03, 2025•9 min•Ep. 110
Welcome to episode 109 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "Helping Junior Technical Writers" that was published on February 2 (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysi...
Jan 31, 2025•11 min•Ep. 109
Welcome to episode 108 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from Google alum Sarah Maddox in Sydney, Australia entitled "Writing Internal vs External Docs: What's the Difference?" (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analys...
Jan 30, 2025•8 min•Ep. 108
Welcome to episode 107 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into a presentation by Paul Gustafson, President at Expert Support in Los Altos, California entitled "Improving Documentation at Scale" that was delivered in Melbourne, Australia at the Write the Doc...
Jan 29, 2025•10 min•Ep. 107
Welcome to episode 106 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical editor Curt Robbins entitled "Dr. JoAnn Hackos: Transformative Force in Technical Writing" that was published on January 30, 2025 (link below). Hosts Daphne and ...
Jan 28, 2025•9 min•Ep. 106
Welcome to episode 105 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into a retrospective article from senior technical editor Tanja Lorber in Rodgau, Germany entitled "3 Decades in Technical Writing: A Story of Challenges, Growth, and Kitchen Drawers" that was publis...
Jan 27, 2025•6 min•Ep. 105
Welcome to episode 104 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "Release Notes: A Guide for Technical Writers" that was published on January 25, 2025 (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share thei...
Jan 24, 2025•10 min•Ep. 104
Welcome to episode 103 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "A Quick Note from Management" that was published on January 24, 2025 (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analy...
Jan 23, 2025•9 min•Ep. 103
Welcome to episode 102 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "RoboHelp: A Guide for Technical Writers" that was published on January 24, 2025. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysi...
Jan 22, 2025•12 min•Ep. 102
Welcome to episode 101 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "User-Generated Content: Transforming Technical Writing" that was published on January 23, 2025. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their s...
Jan 21, 2025•11 min•Ep. 101
Welcome to episode 100 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins that compares XML and DITA. Which is the best scripting language for technical writers and documentation specialists? Hosts Daphne and Fred s...
Jan 20, 2025•8 min•Ep. 100
Welcome to episode 099 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins that examines the popular XML tool Oxygen XML Editor. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this article from Robbins, inclu...
Jan 17, 2025•13 min•Ep. 99
Welcome to episode 098 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins that compares four leading Content Management Systems (CMSs), including Adobe Experience Manager, Confluence, MadCap Flare, and Paligo. Hosts...
Jan 16, 2025•14 min•Ep. 98
Welcome to episode 097 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins about Content Management Systems (CMSs). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this informative article from Robbins, includ...
Jan 15, 2025•9 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to episode 096 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an article from senior technical writer Curt Robbins about the impact of government policies on technical writers and documentation experts. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis o...
Jan 14, 2025•13 min•Ep. 96
Welcome to episode 095 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into an October 2024 video from technical writing rock star Manny Silva, Head of Docs at Skyflow, codifier of Docs as Tests, and creator of Doc Detective. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited a...
Jan 13, 2025•10 min•Ep. 95
Welcome to episode 094 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode dives into a January 2, 2025 interview with rock star technical writer Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti on the Stack Overflow podcast (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this insig...
Jan 10, 2025•15 min•Ep. 94
Welcome to episode 093 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode unpacks a massive 290-page report from the World Economic Forum entitled "Future of Jobs Report 2025." (link below). Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this significant report by the Wo...
Jan 09, 2025•11 min•Ep. 93