Technical Writing Success

Welcome to episode 234 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "A Fond Farewell—and Where to Find Us Next." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones deliver a sincere farewell message for the final episode of the Technical Writing Success podcast. The primary goal of the announcement is to transiti...

Welcome to episode 233 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Context Engineering: The AI Skill That Outlasts Any Job Title." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline a transition for the Technical Writing Success podcast as it prepares for its final episodes. Hosts Daphne and Fred are sh...

Welcome to episode 232 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Does llms.txt Actually Work? An Honest Look for Technical Writers." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline a strategic analysis of the proposed llms.txt standard, specifically tailored for technical writers and documentation...

Welcome to episode 231 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "What Technical Writers Should Automate First (A Practical Playbook)." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline a strategic analysis of the proposed llms.txt standard, specifically tailored for technical writers and documentatio...

Welcome to episode 230 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "GEO: How to Write Documentation That AI Actually Cites." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline strategies for technical writers to ensure that their documentation is cited and quoted by AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini....

Welcome to episode 229 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Why Technical Writers Now Spend More Time Editing Than Writing." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline a significant evolution in technical writing as professionals shift from primary content creation to a role defined by ed...

Welcome to episode 228 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "The Technical Writer's Guide to Git (Without the Fear)." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones provide a compassionate introduction to Git and version control specifically tailored for technical writers transitioning into docs-a...

Welcome to episode 227 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Should Technical Writers Learn to Code? The Honest Answer." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones explore the high-stakes debate over whether technical writers should learn to code, presenting a nuanced middle ground between two pol...

Welcome to episode 226 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "How to Interview an SME Without Wasting Their Time (or Yours)." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones provide a comprehensive framework for technical writers to conduct efficient and productive interviews with subject matter experts...

Welcome to episode 225 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "How to Pass a Technical Writing Interview and Its Writing Test." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones offer a comprehensive guide for navigating the modern technical writing interview and its associated skills assessments. They emp...

Welcome to episode 224 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "The Technical Writer's Portfolio That Actually Gets You Hired in 2026." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline strategies for developing a professional technical writing portfolio that stands out in an era dominated by ar...

Welcome to episode 223 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "The Documentation Job Market in 2026: Where the Hiring Actually Is." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones offer a strategic analysis of the technical writing job market as it approaches 2026, highlighting a significant shift in hir...

Welcome to episode 222 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Should Technical Writers Rebrand as "Knowledge Conductors"? The Honest Take." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones examine the professional identity crisis currently facing technical writers and documentation specialists as artificial intell...

Welcome to episode 221 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Beyond Text: Why Multimodal Documentation Is the New Standard." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones explore the transition from traditional text-only instructions to multimodal documentation, which incorporates diagrams, annotated...

Welcome to episode 220 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Why UI Copy Is Becoming Core Technical Writing Work." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones explore the growing importance of UI copy and microcopy within the field of technical writing, framing these elements as the most impactful...

Welcome to episode 219 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Tech Writers Don't Write Anymore. They Read. Here's Why That's Your Superpower." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones argue that deep reading will become the most essential skill for technical writers by 2026, surpassin...

Welcome to episode 218 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "The EU AI Act Just Made Technical Writers Compliance Gatekeepers." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones discuss how the European Union AI Act fundamentally transforms the role of technical writers into essential compliance gatekeep...

Welcome to episode 217 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Should Technical Writers Optimize Docs for AI Search? The GEO Debate." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones discuss the debate surrounding Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and whether technical writers should specifically tailo...

Welcome to episode 216 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Agentic AI for Technical Writers: What Changes When Docs Write Themselves." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones discuss the transition from simple generative AI to agentic artificial intelligence within the field of technical docu...

Welcome to episode 215 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "The Technical Writer’s AI Workflow: Draft, Edit, Verify, Ship." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones teach listeners a structured, four-step workflow designed to transform how technical writers integrate artificial intelligence int...

Welcome to episode 214 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "How to Reduce Support Tickets With Better Documentation (with Real Numbers)." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones explore how high-quality technical documentation serves as a vital financial asset by reducing support ticket volume...

Welcome to episode 213 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "62% of Technical Writers Now Use AI Daily—But Here's the Real Problem." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones explore a significant shift in technical communication, noting that 62 percent of professionals in the field now utili...

Welcome to episode 212 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "How to Write Documentation AI Can Actually Read (LLM-ready Docs)." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones explore the evolving role of technical writers as they adapt to a landscape where AI agents are becoming primary consumers of d...

Welcome to episode 211 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. This episode is entitled "Information Architecture: The Technical Writing Skill AI Can't Replace." Hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline a curated guide for technical writers on selecting AI documentation tools in 2026, prioritizing practical uti...

Welcome to episode 210 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins, where we help you get smarter than your competition. Entitled "The Best AI Documentation Tools in 2026 (and What's Not Worth It)" hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones outline a curated guide for technical writers on selecting AI documentation tools in 2026, prioritizing practical utility over marketing hy...