Life at Google has just published a nice video that looks at the Technical Writers who work at Google. “Technical Writers at Google are a key link between engineers, marketing associates, developer advocates, as well as all the external users and developers, tying together many vital but disparate parts of the Google ecosystem.” Here’s the video:… Read more »
Category: Technical Communicators
Promoting technical communication to the general public
In our latest Cherryleaf Podcast episode, we look at one way the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC) used to promote technical communication at the University of Cambridge’s Careers fair: Lego TIE Striker™ Microfighter Video – What is technical communication? ISTC Please rate the Cherryleaf Podcast on iTunes
Training, accreditation and CPD in technical communication
Below is an interview with David Farbey of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators, where we discuss training, accreditation and CPD in technical communication. We cover: Becoming a technical communicator is different from becoming a lawyer, doctor, developer or an accountant in that, in the UK, there is no standard career path from school. How… Read more »
New classroom-based API documentation training course
Last month, we were asked by a client to deliver our API documentation course to their team as a classroom course. Following on from that, we are now able to offer this one-day course to other companies, in this manner. The course currently varies from our online API documentation course. It includes more content on… Read more »
Adapting to change in technical communication
Technical Authors work in a profession where they must be able to adapt to changes in the technology sector. Often, the changes relate to the outputs they need to create or the authoring tools they use, and most Technical Authors adapt quite easily to the new situations. However, sometimes there are also changes to writing styles or the… Read more »