In this podcast episode, we talk to Daniel Foster, Director of Strategy at TechSmith, about the contentious relationship between technical writers and video content. A growing trend among technical writers is the integration of video content alongside traditional documentation and visuals, offering a dynamic and immersive medium to enhance user understanding and engagement. However, writers… Read more »
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Podcast 134: We’re copying Google’s elearning courses, and how you can do it as well
We wanted to talk about some ideas that we’ve taken from Google on how to present elearning video content. And to share them in case you are also involved in e-learning, and you wanted to copy these ideas as well. In this podcast episode, we examine one of Google’s videos from its UX Design course…. Read more »
Podcast 133: What will ChatGPT mean for technical communication?
It’s been about three months since ChatGPT was launched. And we thought it would be good to look at really the status of what ChatGPT might mean for the future of technical communication. And we did a blog and we did some experiments back in December, as have others, and people have reflected on the… Read more »
Podcast 132: Dealing with a layoff
In Episode 132 of The Cherryleaf Podcast, we look at dealing with being laid off or being made redundant. In January 2023, there were quite a few layoffs in the tech sector. It’s reported that Google has laid off 12,000 people, Microsoft 11,000, Amazon 18,000, Salesforce 8000. And there’s also been layoffs at Meta, Cisco,… Read more »
Podcast 131: Diana Logan on GitLab and Hackathons
We talk to Diana Logan, Manager, Technical Writing at GitLab, about Gitlab’s approach to documentation and code. We discuss: Working in an “Docs as Code” environment The upcoming GitLab Docs Hackathon Working for a fully remote, asynchronous organisation More information: GitLab Docs Hackathon 23 – 27 January, 2023 Five fast facts about docs as code… Read more »