Dr. Sarah Gunning of Towson University joins the podcast to discuss her recent article "How Do Nonprofit Proposal Writers Learn Their Jobs? Results of a Nationwide Survey and Interviews." Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!…

On this episode, we're joined by Joe Natoli, co-author (with Leah Buley) of second edition of The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide. Natoli, who also runs the UX 365 Academy, argues that UX teams of one are more common than we think and offers strategies for success as the lone UX team member at your organization. Vi…

Father-daughter research team Lupe and Elena Garcia discuss their recent Technical Communication Quarterly article Considering the Factory Floor, which analyzes communication breakdowns between union workers and supervisors. This episode is part of the 2024 The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival on "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, and …

Irina Silyanova offers advice on how to write better UX microcopy, the small chunks of text that allow users to navigate an interface. Her advice comes from her recent Smashing Magazine article: How to Improve Your Microcopy: UX Writing Tips for Non-UX Writers. Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email ryan.weber@u…

Karen Rempel (https://karenrempel.com/) joins the podcast to give advise on crafting better resumes and giving better interviews. Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!By UAH Technical Communication

Anjana Rahan shares insight from her career in knowledge management and information architecture. Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!By UAH Technical Communication

Julia Pond, information architect at Trilyon, Inc, joins the podcast to discuss her work using XML and DITA to collect, manage, and publish content. Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!By UAH Technical Communication

Dr. Jordan Frith discusses Barcode, his new book in the Object Lessons series. Though we take barcodes for granted now, Frith argues that "it's really hard to become mundane." He explains how barcodes shaped the global economy, how controversies nearly derailed them, and how the barcode has taken on so much symbolic weight. Visit https://tenminutet…

Sara Sánchez, a localization lead and technical writer at Onada, talks about her project of spreading the word about technical communication in her country of Spain. Check out https://meetcontent.github.io/ for more about her work! Visit https://tenminutetechcomm.com/ for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on…

Summer Lopez from PEN America joins the podcast to discuss her organization's new report, Speech in the Machine: Generative AI's Implications for Free Expression. The report details ways that generative AI tools might disrupt free speech with threats that include increased disinformation, online abuse, censorship, and bias. Ms. Lopez also discusses…

Jasmyne Epps, Product Manager at Digital Services Georgia, joins the show to discuss the definition and goals of digital accessibility, plus the ways that digital accessibility contributes to the goals of a robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@u…

Dr. Joy Robinson joins the podcast to discuss her work as a user experience researcher at Google. She discusses her research methods, how she advocates for users, and the trends she see in UX. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show. Transcript available at http…

Justin McGill, founder of the AI content-generation company Content @ Scale (https://contentatscale.ai), joins the podcast to talk about what his company does, what AI means for the future of writing, and the ethical issues surrounding AI content generation. Follow @TechCommUAH, visit tenminutetechcomm.com, or email Ryan Weber at [email protected]…

Astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack (https://www.astrokatie.com/) joins the show to talk about writing her book, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking). Dr. Mack discusses her writing process, her moment of realization that the universe could end, and her strategies for making complex concepts accessible to a wide readership. Follow @TechCommUA…

Part of The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival 2022! Dr. Emily Haozous researches Native American health care disparities and communication at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (https://southwest.pire.org/person/emily-a-haozous-ph-d-r-n-faan/). Dr. Haozous joins the podcast to talk about the challenges Native American and indigenous pe…

David Nunez talks about his book Docs for Developers (https://docsfordevelopers.com/), coauthored with Jared Bhatti, Zachary Sarah Corleissen, Jen Lambourne, and Heidi Waterhouse. David talks about why developers need to write documents, how to understand your audience, the writing process, and ways to measure the success of documentation. Transcri…

Julio Vazquez is a Senior Digital Content Strategist at Cisco and a technical communicator with decades of experience. He joins the show to talk about his experience helping to create the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) standard and why he's a DITA evangelist. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more info…

This episode is part of the Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival 2021 on Contending with Misinformation in the Community and Classroom. The episode features three experts who study how misinformation spreads and effective ways to thwart it. Dr. Sara Yeo (1:43) discusses our weaknesses in identifying misinformation and how emotion and humor affect recept…

Natalie Dunbar (https://www.nataliedunbarcontentstrategist.com/) defines information architecture and content strategy, then explains how to implement both! She explains how to keep your webpage from resembling the Winchester Mystery House (https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/)! Also, transcripts for the first 50 episodes are now available (http…

Dr. Jason Tham (https://jasontham.com/) joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Design Thinking in Technical Communication: Solving Problems through Making and Collaboration (https://www.routledge.com/Design-Thinking-in-Technical-Communication-Solving-Problems-through-Making/Tham/p/book/9780367478216). Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber …

Philip Kiely, author of Writing for Software Developers (https://philipkiely.com/wfsd/) talks about how technical professionals can write content users love. We discuss the writing process, how to assemble articles effectively, how to get users to care about your topics, and why the Heart Bleed Bug was so well named. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ry…

Gowri Ramkumar of Document360 hosts the podcast Knowledgebase Ninjas (https://document360.com/podcast/) and offers listeners insights on how knowledgebases and technical writing can integrate into an organization. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.…

This roundtable discussion includes several members of the College Composition and Communication Conference Black Technical and Professional Writing Task Force: Dr. Temptaous Mckoy, Dr. Cecilia D. Shelton, Ja’La Wourman, Dr. Natasha Jones, and Dr. Donnie Sackey. These scholars, along with Constance Haywood and Dr. Kimberly C. Harper, recently compi…

Jack Molisani, Strategy President at ProSpring Technical Staffing, talks about how job titles in technical communication are changing, and how you can cater your resume to these new titles. He also previews LavaCon (https://lavacon.org/2020/), a virtual content strategy conference coming up from October 25-28, 2020. 10-Minute Tech Comm listeners ca…

David Dylan Thomas, author of Design for Cognitive Bias, offers insight on how our unconscious minds shape decisions and designs and tells us what we can do about it. Learn more at https://www.daviddylanthomas.com/. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.…

Dr. Jenny Rice, author of Awful Archives: Conspiracy Theory, Rhetoric, and Acts of Evidence, talks about how conspiracy theorists use evidence and gives advice for how to engage conspiracy theorists (and when not to). Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.…

Dr. Katie Trauth Taylor of Untold Content (https://untoldcontent.com/) talks about a recent collaboration between her company and Action Learning Network to create infographics and social media materials about COVID-19 for heart failure patients and their parents. Check out the infographics here: https://www.actionlearningnetwork.org/covid19. Follo…

Jacinta Bowler from Science Alert (https://www.sciencealert.com/) talks about how she reports on the changing situation surrounding COVID-19. She discusses the challenges of reporting on uncertain science and making complex concepts clear for a large audience. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about …

Dr. Lehua Ledbetter talks about how beauty YouTubers from marginalized communities expand our definitions of procedural discourse and success in technical communication. She shares insight from her work, including "Tactical Technical Communication in Communities: Legitimizing Community-Created User-Generated Instructions," written with Dr. Avery Ed…

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Dr. Natalia Matveeva and Dr. Godwin Agboka, co-editors of the recent collection Citizenship and Advocacy in Technical Communication: Scholarly and Pedagogical Perspectives, talk about the best ways of doing technical communication advocacy. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.…

Welcome to the first episode in a series about making technical communication more inclusive. Dr. Avery Edenfield talks about his research into the ways that transgender people share experiences and repurposed scientific literature in online forums. These types of communities help technical communicators redefine standards of success and emphasize …

Dr. Saul Carliner shares data from "The State of the Technical Communication Industry: A Census of Technical Communicators," published in the December 2018 issue of Intercom. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.By UAH Technical Communication

Dr. Jason Swarts, author of the recent book Wicked, Incomplete, and Uncertain: User Support in the Wild and the Role of Technical Communication, talks about how changes in technology have altered user needs and the role of technical communicators producing user help. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information…

Donna Lichaw (https://www.donnalichaw.com/), author of The User's Journey: Storymapping Products that People Love, talks about how the classic storytelling structure applies to the way people use products and the way that teams design them. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.…

Sidney Fussell, a reporter at The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/author/sidney-fussell/), covers technology and its intersections with race, privacy, and surveillance. He talks about he researches, describes, and interprets technology clearly and effectively for audiences. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for mor…

This episode highlights the connections between hip hop and technical communication. First, Dr. Victor Del Hierro talks about his recent article "DJs, Playlists, and Community: Imagining Communication Design through Hip Hop." Then, Alabama-bred rapper Black Native (https://blacknative.bandcamp.com/) talks about his message as a southern artist. The…

Seth Earley, founder and CEO of Earley Information Science (http://www.earley.com/), talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) will change technical communication in the next 15 years.By UAH Technical Communication

Laura Gonzales, Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Tejas en El Paso, conversa sobre su nuevo libro, Sites of Translation: What Multilinguals Can Teach Us About Digital Writing and Rhetoric. Este libro demuestra las conexiones entre la traducción, la composición digital, y el activismo comunitario.…

Dr. Laura Gonzales talks in English (and in a Spanish-language interview) about her brand-new book, Sites of Translation: What Multilinguals Can Teach Us about Digital Writing and Rhetoric. Dr. Gonzales talks about translation moments, when translators must pause and consider the right phrase for their rhetorical situation. She also talks about how…

Kristin Scroggin, owner of genWHY Communication Strategies (https://www.genwhycommunications.com/) talks about how companies can better understand and communicate with the Millennial generation. Sponsored by STC Huntsville/North Alabama and recorded live on August 29, 2018, at Yellowhammer Brewing (https://www.yellowhammerbrewery.com/) in Huntsvill…

Amruta Ranade, technical writer and blogger (https://amrutaranade.com/), talks about how to learn a new technology one small piece at a time. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.By UAH Technical Communication

Chelsea Moats, senior learning designer at Delta Airlines, talks about how she created her online professional portfolio (available at http://www.chelseamoats.com/). Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show or the Intercom Student Perspectives column mentioned in this episode.…

Freelance writer Allison Augustyn (http://araugustyn.com/) talks about her work as an exhibit writer for the Field Museum and the Pacific Science Center. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show!By UAH Technical Communication

Dr. Emily January Petersen shares insights from her 2017 article "Articulating Value Amid Persistent Misconceptions about Technical and Professional Communication in the Workplace." The article reports on interviews with 39 female technical communicators who talk about how their work often goes overlooked and underappreciated.…

Andrew Etter, author of Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software Documentation, shares strategies for producing effective software documentation. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show!By UAH Technical Communication

Dr. Kirk St. Amant talks about script theory and prototypes, two concepts for researching UX in international contexts. St. Amant offers plenty of examples, especially relating to medical care. Our conversation is based on two recent articles by St. Amant, "Mapping the Cultural Context of Care: An Approach to Patient-Centered Design in Internationa…

Dr. Lauren R. Kolodziejski talks about writing her Technical Communication Quarterly article "Harms of Hedging in Scientific Discourse: Andrew Wakefield and the Origins of the Autism Vaccine Controversy." Kolodziejski talks about how she came up with the idea for the piece, her writing process, and her interactions with peer reviewers. Follow @Tech…

Dr. Lauren R. Kolodziejski explains how the rhetorical features of a 1998 scientific article by Andrew Wakefield et. al. helped fuel unnecessary skepticism about vaccines. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show!By UAH Technical Communication

Jeff Gerding of Purdue University talks about how the government can use technology to foster civic engagement, especially when gathering feedback about new policies. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show!By UAH Technical Communication