Curt Robbins

Technical Writing Success

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Technical Writing Success is a podcast that's published daily (Monday-Friday) by veteran technical writer Curt Robbins. It helps IT professionals such as documentation specialists, information architects, and technical writers better understand their profession and the marketplace in which they operate. Each week, charismatic hosts Daphne Blake and Fred Jones unpack a different topic in under 10 minutes to help busy professionals stay current. Topics include documentation and communications strategies, the increasing role of AI, robotics, social media management, and career advancement.

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Curt Robbins

Episodes

Why Does Modern Fast Food Suck? A Few Explanations. 29.11.2025 11:27

Welcome to episode 160 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and information architects. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a unique video from Matt Walsh about the decline in food quality from both fast food and prepared food companies (such as...

Thanksgiving 2025: History, Evolution, and Economics 27.11.2025 9:28

Welcome to episode 159 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a unique article from show producer Curt Robbins about Thanksgiving, with a focus on its true history, how it evolved...

AI Bots Shake Up Hiring Process 22.11.2025 8:28

Welcome to episode 158 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a topic suggested by show producer Curt Robbins about how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the job market,...

Everything You Missed from NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C. 17.11.2025 10:23

Welcome to episode 157 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a topic suggested by show producer Curt Robbins about the recent NVIDIA GTC conference in Washington, D.C. One key eve...

Video Conferencing Tools Compared 15.11.2025 9:20

Welcome to episode 156 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a new article by this show's producer, Curt Robbins, that reviews the six most popular video conferencing tools th...

Tool Review: Snagit 14.11.2025 9:10

Welcome to episode 155 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a new article by this show's producer, Curt Robbins, about the popular screen capture application Snagit from Tech...

The Quantum Leap: Computing's Next Revolution 13.11.2025 8:52

Welcome to episode 154 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! In today’s episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a new article by this show's producer, Curt Robbins, about quantum computing that was published on LinkedIn on Nov...

Anthropic & OpenAI Invest $1.5 Trillion into Infrastructure 12.11.2025 10:10

Welcome to episode 153 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews recent announcements from AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI about $1.5 trillion in AI infrastructure investments. Both companies are aggressive...

Tool Review: Swagger 09.11.2025 10:47

Welcome to episode 152 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by show producer Robbins entitled "Tool Review: Swagger" that was published on LinkedIn on November 9 (link below). Hosts...

Elsa Sklavounou Article Review: The Power of I Don't Know 08.11.2025 10:14

Welcome to episode 151 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by French AI expert Elsa Sklavounou entitled "The Power of 'I Don't Know': Seeking Truth in People and Systems.&quo...

Best Research Practices for Product Development in Agile Environments 03.11.2025 12:51

Welcome to episode 150 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by guest author Joshua Oyewole entitled "Best Research Practices for Product Documentation in an Agile Environment." Hosts...

Tool Review: Grammarly 02.11.2025 12:30

Welcome to episode 149 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by show producer Robbins that is a tool review of the popular software Grammarly. Hosts Daphne and Fred unpack this informative arti...

History of Halloween 31.10.2025 12:58

Welcome to episode 148 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. In this episode, your charismatic hosts Daphne and Fred provide an extensive overview of the 2,000-year evolution of Halloween, detailing how it transformed from an ancient observance to a modern commercial holiday. All in only 12 minutes! They begin with the holiday's earliest roots in the Celtic festival of Sa...

10 Powerful Technical Writing Tools 29.10.2025 14:08

Welcome to episode 147 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by show producer Robbins that showcases 10 powerful software tools for technical writers and documentation specialists. Hosts Daphne...

Tool Review: Paligo 25.10.2025 10:51

Welcome to episode 146 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by show producer Robbins that is a tool review of Paligo. Hosts Daphne and Fred unpack this informative and enlightening article abo...

Interviews with Great Tech Writers: Izzy Brotzman 24.10.2025 11:24

Welcome to episode 145 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an interview with junior technical writer Izzy Brotzman from Milwaukee that was conducted by show producer Robbins. Hosts Daphne and Fred unpac...

Video Review: Interview with Google's CEO Sundar Pichai 18.10.2025 14:39

Welcome to episode 144 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a video entitled "Google’s Sundar Pichai Reveals Future of AI in Candid Talk with Marc Benioff" that was published on YouTube on Octo...

Understanding Usability Testing 18.10.2025 11:27

Welcome to episode 143 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by this show's producer Curt Robbins, a senior technical writer, entitled "Understanding Usability Testing." Hosts Dap...

Information Architecture: What Does It Mean in Technical Writing? 16.10.2025 9:37

Welcome to episode 142 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews an article by Victoria Oluchi Lazarus, a technical writer and software programmer from Nigeria, entitled "Information Architecture: What D...

The Role of AI & Discipline in Achieving Efficiency & Productivity 10.10.2025 9:45

Welcome to episode 141 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a new article from this show's producer, senior technical writer Curt Robbins, entitled "The Role of AI & Discipline in Achieving...

CJ Walker Article Review: How Data Transforms into Knowledge 08.10.2025 10:54

Welcome to episode 140 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a new article from CJ Walker in France entitled "Unlocking New Career Paths: How Data Transforms into Knowledge." Hosts Daphne and Fr...

BONUS: Is Bigfoot Real? An Exercise in Critical Thinking 02.10.2025 10:04

Welcome to episode 139 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a new article from show producer Robbins entitled "Is Bigfoot Real? An Exercise in Critical Thinking." Hosts Daphne and Fred unpack t...

BONUS: Tool Review: MadCap Flare 30.09.2025 12:22

Welcome to episode 138 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a new article from show producer Robbins entitled "Tool Review: MadCap Flare." Hosts Daphne and Fred unpack the informative article t...

Is AI "Workslop" Real? Stanford Social Media Lab Weighs In 29.09.2025 11:52

Welcome to episode 137 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a new study from the Stanford Social Media Lab that was covered in a CNBC Make It entitled "A New Buzzword is Hanging Over Businesses as T...

BONUS: The AI Era Demands a New Kind of Leader 27.09.2025 9:56

Welcome to episode 136 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s episode reviews a new article by Kelly Jones, Chief People Officer at Cisco, entitled "The AI Era Demands a New Kind of Leader." Hosts Daphne and Fre...