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Podcast title	I'd Rather Be Writing - Tom Johnson » Tech Writer Voices
Website URL	http://www.idratherbewriting.c...
Description	Technical Communication Blog / Technical Writing Blog
Updated	Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:35:08 +0000
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Category	Technology
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1. Podcast: Debunking the Boredom Myth of Technical Writing http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 73.49Mb) Description: Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Duration: 55 min. Several weeks ago I wrote about my trip to Brigham Young University-Idaho and the presentation I gave there titled “Debunking the Boredom Myth of Technical Writing.” This podcast is a recording of my presentation. My presentation was part of the professional writing conference that BYU-Idaho [...]
2. Podcast: Personalities of Technical Communicators — Interview with Deborah (Shapiro) Hemstreet http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 43.37Mb) Description: Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Duration: 32 min. Deborah (Shapiro) Hemstreet In this podcast, I talk with Deborah (Shapiro) Hemstreet about the personalities of technical communicators, based on research she conducted as part of her masters degree. I got the idea of interviewing Deborah from on a discussion on the Techwr-L listserv about [...]
3. Podcast: Repurposing Content for Multichannel Publishing (Single Sourcing) http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 76.87Mb) Description: Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As to download) Duration: 60 min. In this podcast, Liz Fraley, founder of Single Sourcing Solutions, talks to the Intermountain STC chapter about “Repurposing Content for Multichannel Publishing.” See this flyer for a more detailed description of the presentation. Liz Fraley is the founder of Single Sourcing Solutions. You can read [...]
4. Podcast: Flare 4 — Ten New Features, Interview with Sharon Burton http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 86.71Mb) Description: Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As to download) Duration: 60 min. Flare 4 was just released today by Madcap Software. In this podcast, I talk with Sharon Burton — product manager at Madcap Software — about all the main features of the Flare 4 release. Flare 4 topics we discuss include the following: Page layouts New outputs [...]
5. Podcast: What’s New in the Field of Technical Communication? http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 44.87Mb) Description: Download MP3 (right-click and select Save Target As to download) Duration: 45 min. Having taken a three-month podcasting break, it feels good to be back. In this podcast, I talk with Charles Jeter and Heidi Hansen about what’s new in the field of technical communication. See the sections below for the four main topics we discuss. Note: [...]
6. Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation, Interview with Todd O’Neill http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 29.14Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 20 min. In this podcast, rich media specialist Todd O’Neill explains how to add video to your training and documentation deliverables. Many technical writers are intimidated by the learning curve, equipment costs, and software they think they need to create video, but actually you can create engaging videos with minimal equipment (e.g., $150 for [...]
7. Podcast: Analyzing Your Users and Needs Before Creating the Help Deliverables; Interview with Nicky Bleiel http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 13.56Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 10 min. With all the buzz about web 2.0 deliverables, it’s easy to get caught up in the frenzy and think we need to quickly create blogs, wikis, social networks, podcasts, videos, and other new media for our users. Actually, we have to step back and analyze our users and their needs before creating [...]
8. Podcast: How to Create User-Centered Documentation, Interview with Joe Sokohl http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 13.18Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. In this podcast, Joe Sokohl explains how to create user-centered documentation by contacting, observing, and interviewing users to gather information about what types of information they use and the help deliverables they actually want. In his experience, Joe found that almost no one used the user manual, but instead wanted quick information for specific [...]
9. Thinking About a More Personal Style of Podcasting http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 9.76Mb) Description: You can either listen to this post as a mini-podcast or just read it. They’re mostly the same, but not entirely. Download MP3 Duration: 7 min. I listened to a couple of podcasts back to back tonight that, taken alone, might not have had as strong an impact on me as they did together. The first was Mark [...]
10. Podcast: Workspaces, Collaboration, and Information Sharing — Interview with Emma Hamer http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 23.76Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. IT project teams often need to increase collaboration and communication, but they’re hampered by the cubicle walls and other physical silos they set up in the workplace. These physical obstacles force teams to have frequent meetings — which can be long and inefficient — just to keep each other updated. In this podcast, [...]
11. Podcast: Why Content Management Projects Fail, Interview with Rahel Bailie http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 37.85Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 27 min. Many content management projects fail because organizations are either too focused on tools before properly researching their needs and processes, or because they underestimate the difficulty of migrating and restructuring their content to fit the new content management system. In this podcast, Rahel Bailie explains these pitfalls and what companies can do to [...]
12. Podcast: How XML Enables Information Sharing and Reuse — Interview with Joe Gollner http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 23.15Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. XML, a way of tagging and structuring your content, can help solve a number of problems, including storing, mining, reusing, and sharing content. XML helps enable the interoperability of information between systems, allowing you to export and import your content from one application to another. XML is behind much of the collaboration and [...]
13. Podcast: XSL, Flash, and Live Blogging — Interview with Sarah O’Keefe http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 19.93Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. In this podcast, Sarah O’Keefe talks about XSL, Flash, and live blogging. XSL (extensible stylesheet language) is a programming language that transforms XML content into a specific format, such as HTML. She explains what you can do with XSL, why it’s unique, and how the output is created. Sarah also presented on [...]
14. Podcast: Document Engineering, Interview with Robert Glushko http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 22.05Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. In this podcast, Dr. Robert Glushko, a professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Information, explains the concept of Document Engineering — the process of developing document models to make information sharing, reuse, or syndication more efficient. Glushko gives several examples of document engineering, such as creating a calendar event model that allows an [...]
15. Podcast: Living Multiple Lives — The New Technical Communicator, Interview with Noz Urbina http://www.idratherbewriting.c... download (audio/mpeg, 20.17Mb) Description: Download MP3 Duration: 15 min. In this podcast, Noz Urbina talks about how Web 2.0 is changing the role of the technical communicator into one who drives product R&D and interaction design. My discussion with Noz was a light-bulb moment for me at the Doc Train West conference. Podcast topics include the following: How the role of the [...]