Episodes

Pawel Kowaluk, a technical writer, self-proclaimed DITA geek, and recruiter, joins us from Krakow, Poland. He talks about the rise of technical communication in Poland, starting a conference, and how to balance a team when hiring. Note: After recording, we became aware that Pawel left the Soap! Conference team after one year. To further clarify, Pawel did not have a role in the formation of MeetContent, though he is an active member of the community. Content Content regrets any confusion or offe...

Jack Molisani, president of ProSpring Staffing and Executive Director of The LavaCon Content Strategy Conference talks about technical communication hiring, rebranding, content strategy, and how he's seized opportunities his entire career. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 15 guest Jack Molisani Jack on Twitter Jack's book: Be the Captain of Your Career: A New Approach to Career Planning and Advancement Andrea Ames Joe Gollner Gnostyx Misty Weaver Ari Hoffman of Mindtouch IndyCar Grand Prix of ...

Content Marketer Teresa Meek has had a varied career path in journalism, real estate, and more, but always focused on writing. She is currently based in Seattle, Washington, from where she talked about how content marketing and technical writing have similarities, her brief career in technical writing, how to transition to content marketing, and more. Content marketer Teresa Meek Mentioned in this episode: Teresa's web site Teresa on Twitter Teresa's personal blog - Domesticus Teresa's book - Sa...

Alyssa Fox, Director of Information Development and Program Management at Micro Focus, tells us that it's OK to pause when processing information. We also discuss managing people "fairly, not equally", why content strategy is difficult, multinational technical communication teams, fashion, and more. Content Content podcast episode 13 guest Alyssa Fox, Director of Information Development and Program Management at Micro Focus Mentioned during this episode: Alyssa on Twitter Mindtouch's top 200 con...

"Content requires proper care and feeding", says Bill Swallow, director of operations at Scriptorium. We talk localization, content strategy, local beer, summer's oppressive heat, and more. Bill Swallow Released on International Podcast Day! Mentioned during this episode Bill on Twitter International Podcast Day 2016 Content Content podcast with Sarah O'Keefe Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Bill's presentation: Localization Planning and The Content Strategy of Things Techcomm camp (TCCamp) Ed's...

Ben Woelk, technical communicator and Information Security Office Program Manager at the Rochester Institute of Technology, talks about being an introverted leader and how it's changed his career and his passion. Ben Woelk Mentioned during this episode Ben Woelk on Twitter STC Philadelphia Metro Conduit conference STC Rochester Slack STC Community Affairs Committee CAC Educause Hannah Morgan, the Career Sherpa Quiet - Susan Cain Susan Cain's TED talk Mathematical word problems for introverts STC...

Bernard Aschwanden, President of Publishing Smarter, STC Immediate Past President, and Ed's twin talks about certification, why your content is not your own, building a house (literally), process vs process, finding his spouse through STC, social networking, and more. Ed Marsh and guest Bernard Aschwanden meet at STC Philadelphia Metro Conduit conference, 2016 Mentioned during this episode: @aschwanden4stc @publishsmarter STC Publishingsmarter.com Webworks Adobe certified partner Frame technolog...

Todd DeLuca, a Pennsylvanian who manages a remote tech writing team, shares with us how volunteering and presenting has elevated his career, what it's like to manage a technical communication team, volunteering with intention, and how to promote yourself and your team within your company. Todd DeLuca Mentioned during this super-sized episode: STC Summit Technical Delivery: An Expanded Role for Technical Communicators Volunteering your way up the career ladder Todd on Twitter Todd's Tumblr Todd o...

Content strategy business owner Sarah O'Keefe talks about working with a CMS, content metrics, tekom, packing for flights, and her aversion to the nightshade family. Sarah O'Keefe, Content Strategist and owner of Scriptorium Mentioned during this episode: Scriptorium Sarah's Twitter Content Strategy 101 Lavacon conference North Carolina Research Triangle Net promoter score Learning DITA Content Content podcast episode 7 Curious about content featuring David Dylan Thomas/ Sturm und DITA-Drang at ...

A free-wheeling show starts off 2016 starring David Dylan Thomas, Senior Content Strategist. Our topics include what a content strategist does, the future of content and work, getting noticed on social media, and even a few movies to see. David Dylan Thomas, content strategist and movie maker Some of Dave's work: The Developing Philly documentary webseries Lessons from the Future of Content: Part One — Tools Are Cheap, Time Is Expensive Content Camp Philly VIDEO: Agile Living: How I Learned to S...

Dr. Carlos Evia, Director of Professional and Technical Writing at Virginia Tech Dr. Carlos Evia is featured on a jaw-dropping episode of the Content Content podcast. We discuss cutting-edge developments in the DITA world, as well as the similarities and differences between academicians and practitioners of technical communication. Carlos is the Director of Professional and Technical Writing at Virginia Tech, is on the Lightweight DITA Technical Committee, and is an advocate for using multimedia...

Marcia Riefer Johnston, guest for episode 5 of the Content Content podcast Tech writer turned content marketer and strategist Marcia Riefer Johnston (@marciarjohnston) discusses her career transitions, her two highly rated books, and her strong love of Strunk and White. A few links from the show and notes from Marcia: Undefinable Me: The Story of a 13-Year-Old Girl from the Inner City Who Codes (Keila Banks’s inspiring 10-minute OSCON keynote) Malaphors (“Unintentional blended idioms and phrases...

In this episode, a truly great and fun conversation with prolific and influential technical writer Tom Johnson. Tom joins us from Silicon Valley to talk about his interesting path to technical communication, failed Career Day booths, being a leader in techcomm, content management systems, DITA, static site generators, and much more. Subscribe to the Content Content podcast in iTunes Mentioned during the show: Tom's web site - I'd rather be writing Tom on Twitter Tom's review of our podcast Why n...

http://edmarsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/content_content_episode_3_-_Danielle_Villegas.mp3 Fellow New Jerseyan Danielle Villegas, the TechCommGeekMom, talks to us about transitioning into technical communication, social media, her blog at techcommgeekmom.com, content curation, going back to school, and managing it all (or not). Mentioned during the show: techcommgeekmom on Twitter Danielle on Scoop.It paper.li New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT - Professional and Technical Communicatio...

Alan Houser, technical communication consultant and former Society for Technical Communication President, drops by on a very cold President's Day holiday to talk about his experiences in STC leadership, web standard steering committees, structured authoring and DITA, Markdown, tools, podcasts, and more. Mentioned during the show: Content Content podcast, episode 1 featuring Sharon Burton Alan Houser on Twitter Alan's business, Group Wellesley Society for Technical Communication (STC) 2015 Mid-At...

In our inaugural podcast, technical communication and customer experience consultant Sharon Burton tells us about California law, offices without tarantulas, documenting the obvious, the file name field, buying buckets of DITA at the DITA Store, and the renaissance of content. Mentioned during the show: SharonBurton.com twitter.com/sharonburton "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap." - Dolly Parton University of California Riverside TechComm Speakers Bureau contentcontent.info edmarsh.com ...