Technical writing is the art of communicating complex ideas in simple terms. Boiling it down to the basics and then building it back up, little by little, until you said all that had to be said.
In these days, where Generative AI is everywhere, I firmly believe technical writing skills are needed more than ever before. We need people with the discipline to check every sentence for accuracy. We need people who take the cluttered, fancy language produced by ChatGPT and strip it down to plain English.
Over the last few years, we gave talks to aspiring technical writers. In this post, we’re releasing the remastered talks. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did making them.
Technical Writing for Humans (P.S. I Love You)
Dan Ackerson, CTO of TeleClinic and most excellent technical reviewer shares his unique and elegant method for approaching technical writing: Technical Writing for Humans
Technical Writing for Freelancers
We have to talks here. The first one, is a good starting point for freelancing technical writers. It covers the basics of the trade and finishes with tips for making a living as a writer.
The second talk is all about writing engaging articles. Technical writing doesn’t have to be boring! In fact, I believe a good writer can make interesting any topic. In this talk, I cover techniques to grab the reader’s attention and keep momentum until the end.
Want more?
If all that wasn’t enough for you, there’s more:
- I gave this talk in Conf42’s DevSecOps 2023: Technical writing vs AI. Is it still a worthy career path?
- My first ever talk (in Spanish) for Nerdear.la 2021: Escritura tecnica en ingles
Technical Writing for Freelancers
We have to talks here. The first one, is a good starting point for freelancing technical writers. It covers the basics of the trade and finishes with tips for making a living as a writer.
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