We look at trends in trends in technical communication for 2020 and beyond from three perspectives: skills, technology, and a section we called “but”.
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Podcast 61: What Skills Will Technical Communicators Need for the Upcoming Years?
In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we look at the skills we’ll need in the future. This a practice recording of Ellis’ keynote presentation at the Evolution of TC 2019 conference, which was held in Sofia, Bulgaria earlier this week. Transcript This is the Cherryleaf podcast. Hello and welcome to the Cherryleaf podcast. This… Read more »
Google announces support for FAQ and How-to structured data
“Today we are announcing support for FAQ and How-to structured data on Google Search and the Google Assistant, including new reports in Search Console to monitor how your site is performing.” https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2019/05/new-in-structured-data-faq-and-how-to.html https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/how-to https://schema.org/HowTo It will be interesting how this will/can co-exist with DITA.
Upcoming conference – Evolution of Technical Communication
Cherryleaf’s Ellis Pratt will be the keynote speaker at the Evolution of Technical Communication conference, which will take place 4-5 June 2019 in Sofia, Bulgaria. What Skills Will Technical Communicators Need for the Upcoming Years? The ways organisations support end users has changed over time. This is because new technologies emerge, products change, and users… Read more »
Podcast 56: Microcontent in Flare
In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we speak to Mike Hamilton about the new microcontent features coming to MadCap Flare. In particular, we discuss chatbots and using microcontent to improve search results. If you are a Technical Author working on a SaaS based application or a web site, then this is well worth a… Read more »