Podcast 117: How to create an award-winning developer portal

With the Dev Portal Awards 2021 under way, in this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we look at the characteristics of an award-winning developer portal. Dev Portal Awards 2021 Transcript Hello again, welcome to the Cherryleaf podcast. In this episode we’re going to look at the question how to create an award winning developer portal?… Read more »

Podcast 114: Nine common onboarding mistakes that software companies make

Ellis looks at nine common onboarding mistakes that software companies make: Not thinking about jobs to be done, but features Overloading users with information Writing for a single audience Not providing or not co-ordinating the five pillars of onboarding content Getting the timing wrong Unclear goals Leaving “seams” in the onboarding experience Poor quality content… Read more »

Podcast 112: Nobody ever wants to buy software, with Toby Chapman-Dawe

Ellis talked to Toby Chapman Dawe of Strand UK about why he claims nobody ever wants to buy software. Toby is Managing Director of Strand. Toby specialises in communicating the business benefits of enterprise technology. Formerly a journalist in the UK writing for trade and national press, Toby transferred to the world of advertising in… Read more »

Podcast 110: After basic techcomm training, what next?

In addition to the basic skills in technical communication, what other skills does a technical communicator need? In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we look at the areas where technical communicators deepen and widen their skill set. We consider what should be the topic for our (Cherryleaf’s) next elearning course. Twitter thread: Does anyone have… Read more »