UX writing as a team of one with Axel Viersac @ Talend
Senior UX writer Axel Viersac on how to be the only writer on a product team.
Nov 30, 2022•27 min
Writers in Tech
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Episodes
Shift your UX writing process from solutions to problems with Ferdinand Goetzen @Reveall
Ferdinand Goetzen, CEO @ Reveall, explains why UX writers should spend 80% of their time understanding the problem.
Nov 16, 2022•33 min
Building the biggest UX writing team in a European fintech
Get career and process tips from two lead UX writers at Qonto, a fintech app with one of the fastest-growing UX writing teams in Europe.
Oct 20, 2022•49 min
Self-Taught UX Education and Career Tips with Gene Kamenez @UXcel
Gene Kamenez of UXcel talks about learning design beyond traditional degrees.
Sep 20, 2022•38 min
The future of design with Ran Segall @ Flux Academy
Design educator and influencer Ran Segall is excited about a future where AI will do the heavy lifting.
Sep 08, 2022•26 min
Creating order out of chaos with Maggie Trisler, Principal Content Designer @Fidelity Labs
Maggie Trisler stumbled into UX by making the most out of past failures. Today, Maggie is a Principal Content Designer @ Fidelity Labs.
Aug 25, 2022•41 min
Freelance UX Writing: Make More, Work Less, and Reach Financial Freedom! with Slater Katz
Slater Katz shares her wealth of experience as a freelance UX writer and entrepreneur to guide you through the process of establishing your own Freelance UX Writing practice.
Aug 09, 2022•44 min
The Wonderful World of Naming with Anthony Shore @Operative Words
Anthony Shore, award-winning linguist and CO at naming agency Operative Words, shares his process to craft the best copy signifying brands and ideas in 6 words or fewer.
Jul 26, 2022•39 min
Writing effective emails for Saas with Jane Portman @ Userlist
Jane Portman, CEO at Userlist and UI Breakfast presenter, has tons of advice on how to write lifecycle emails for Saas.
Jul 14, 2022•29 min
UX Writing To Boost Your Career with Sarah Doody @Career Strategy Lab™
Sarah Doody at Career Strategy Lab™ helps UX graduates get hired. In this episode, she shares priceless tips on how to land the UX gig of your dreams.
Jun 21, 2022•40 min
Why Technical Writers Need To Build Bridges with Paula Stern @WritePoint Ltd
Tech writer, CEO and MEGAComm conference organizer Paula Stern talks about the importance of building bridges across departments, communities, and countries.
Jun 14, 2022•30 min
UX Writing Twitter Space Part #1
In this special episode of Writers in Tech, we've got something a bit different for you. We’ll be taking you inside our first ever UX writing Twitter Space! In this all-audio open community platform, we had a great group discussion with people from around the globe about what’s going on in the industry. Now, we’re sharing it as a special episode of the podcast for everyone who missed it.
May 25, 2022•47 min
UX writing processes to reduce stress with Boris Šlesar @Just Eat Takeaway.com
UX writer and mentor (from our very own UX Writing Academy) Boris Šlesar shares his stress-busting processes and talks about the best way to learn the tricks of the trade.
May 05, 2022•28 min
How to become an inclusive UX writer with Emerson Schroeter @ HelloFresh
We are often unaware of how language can implicitly be exclusionary. To draw our attention to this and to discuss how we can all become more inclusive UX writers, today we are joined by UX Writing Hub graduate and UX Writer for HelloFresh, Emerson Schroeter. Emerson explains what led them from content writing into the world of UX writing. They talk about the projects that they did during a volunteer program at Kindship, how this drew their attention to the many ways that writing can be exclusion...
Apr 14, 2022•28 min
Figma plugins for UX pros with Punit Chawla @DesignWings
DesignWings founder Punit Chawla on Figma plugins that will transform your UX work.
Mar 30, 2022•30 min
How to nail it as a freelance UX writer with Juan Buis
Juan Buis shares how he lands freelance UX writing gigs for brands like Spotify, Minecraft, and Tommy Hilfiger.
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Accelerate your UX writing with AI with May Habib @Writer
Welcome to writers in tech, a podcast brought to you by the UX writing hub; an online education platform for writers in tech. We have the UX writing academy, which is the first and only UX writing and content design food camp in the world so if you are interested in getting into your exciting writing journey, checkout uxwritinghub.com. Today Yuval Keshtcher is going to talk to May Habib. She is the founder of “Writer” an app that will be discussed on today’s episode. Furthermore Yuval and May wi...
Mar 03, 2022•36 min
Benefit-driven UX writing with Samuel Hulick and Yohann Kunders
Samuel Hulick and Yohann Kunders discuss the concept of "Value Paths" including what they are and how they can help businesses improve their service processes.
Feb 24, 2022•30 min
UX Writing like you’ve never seen it before with Maryann Reid
Maryann Reid, award-winning author, talks about how you can become a better UX writer.
Feb 09, 2022•33 min
Building friendly content that sticks with David Ramos @ Ghost
Ghost is a powerful non-profit, open-source alternative to paid content management systems.
Jan 26, 2022•37 min
Believe in content design with Jonathon Colman @ HubSpot
What do content design recruiters look for when hiring?
Jan 06, 2022•31 min
UX Writing vs. Content Design: Setting the record straight with Aaron Raizen, UXWA Chief Editor
Aaron Raizen, Chief Editor @ UX Writing Hub, clears up the product writing title mess.
Dec 23, 2021•43 min
UX writers are designers with Hailey Reynolds @ Ibotta
UX writing is so much more than adding words to screens. Hailey Reynolds explains why UX writers need to approach content through a design thinking lens.
Dec 16, 2021•25 min
A UX writing jam session with Noah Fulton Beale, Lead UX Writer @ Preply
What do UX writing and music have in common? Loads, says Noah Fulton Beale at the e-learning platform Preply.
Dec 09, 2021•24 min
What you didn’t know about dark patterns with Colin M. Gray @ Purdue University
Associate Professor Colin M. Gray runs a research lab that maps and spreads information about dark patterns, aka manipulative design.
Dec 02, 2021•32 min
Content strategy and the triangle of decision making with Ahava Leibtag @ Aha Media Group
Ahava Leibtag is the founder of Aha Media, author of The Digital Crown: Winning at Content on the Web, and an Innovative Individual in the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame.
Nov 25, 2021•40 min
Building a content design system with Stephen Curran @ Intuit
After 2 years, Stephen Curran returns to the podcast to talk about how he and his team created Intuit’s content design system (which blew my mind completely!).
Nov 18, 2021•21 min
How to succeed as a non-native English UX writer with Kalina Tyrkiel @ Beans
Kalina Tyrkiel dropped by for a chat about writing in English as a non-native speaker. Tune in to hear about the methods and tools you can use to succeed in UX writing, even if you have another mother tongue.
Nov 11, 2021•28 min
Designing for humanity with Andy Vitale VP of Design @ Rocket Mortgage
I invited Andy Vitale, VP of Design at Rocket Mortgage, to hear his views on design past, present and future. As the co-host of the Surfacing podcast, Andy has had many conversations with top-level decision makers in the industry.
Nov 04, 2021•29 min
Who’s afraid of UX research? with Dr. Natalya Sarana @Flixbus
Dr. Natalya Sarana is a UX researcher, writer and mentor rolled into one. After 3 years at Flixbus, her conclusion is that we shouldn’t be afraid of user research—because it makes the writing process a walk in the park.
Oct 28, 2021•31 min
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