We’re back from our Christmas pod break with a new episode. We explore the challenges of receiving and responding to criticism as a technical writer. Documentation plays a crucial role in user experience, and receiving feedback- whether constructive or harsh – can be an opportunity for growth. We discuss practical strategies for handling feedback, evaluating… Read more »
Tag: Technical Writing
Why AI has meant more work for us as Technical Writers
You might have seen the headlines. “These jobs will be replaced by AI,” and sometimes, technical writing makes that list. But, as technical writers ourselves, we find those claims to be a bit off the mark. In fact, we at Cherryleaf have seen, first-hand, how important human technical writers are in the age of AI…. Read more »
Podcast 144: Corporate rebranding – how it affects technical authors
This month’s podcast looks at what is involved in a corporate re-brand and what is involved for technical authors if their organisation decides to rebrand. What is a corporate brand? And what is involved when an organisation decides to rebrand? As part of the research for this podcast we looked at various websites which are… Read more »
Podcast 141: What Techcomm problems can generative AI solve?
In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we look at what Techcomm problems can generative AI solve. Technical writers today face numerous challenges that can hinder productivity and impact content quality. From managing high volumes of documentation to keeping pace with rapid product changes, it takes great effort to produce and maintain helpful, accurate, and… Read more »
OpenAI’s November 23 announcements – what they mean for Technical Writers
We asked ChatGPT what OpenAI’s recent announcements might have on Technical Writers: Enhanced language models The new GPT-4 Turbo with a 128k context window can assist Technical Writers by allowing them to work with more extensive documentation in a single prompt. Note: This is roughly 300 pages of content This means you can reference larger… Read more »