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

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...

BONUS: AI: Not Taking Over the World Anytime Soon 26.09.2025 12:42

Welcome to episode 135 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 senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "AI: Not Taking Over the World Anytime Soon." Hosts Daphne and Fred un...

BONUS: Doing More than Documentation 25.09.2025 14:06

Welcome to episode 134 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 presentation by technical writer Jodi Zolli entitled "Balancing the Equation: Doing More than Documentation." Zolli is a content de...

Don't Allow Perfect to Be the Enemy of the Good 24.09.2025 10:16

Welcome to episode 133 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 Robbins that explores the topic of perfection in documentation and technical writing. Hosts Daphne and Fred unpack the artic...

10 Inspiring Technical Writers 20.09.2025 13:12

Welcome to episode 132 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 provides a list of 10 inspiring technical writers, editors, and documentation specialists from around the world. If you're a tech writer or documen...

BONUS: A Message from Show Producer Curt Robbins 16.09.2025 7:52

Welcome to episode 131 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 provides a personal message and update from this show's producer, senior technical writer Curt Robbins. He describes how he has rebooted both this podc...

BONUS: Tool Review: Adobe FrameMaker 15.09.2025 10:11

Welcome to episode 130 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 this show's producer, senior technical writer Curt Robbins. In this piece, Robbins reviews the popular documentation tool Ado...

Will Smith: How Not to Use AI 11.09.2025 8:32

Welcome to episode 129 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 this show's producer, senior technical writer Curt Robbins. In this piece, he explains why disgraced actor Will Smith's r...

BONUS: Technical Writers: Respect Your Core Values 08.09.2025 9:07

Welcome to episode 128 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 bonus episode reviews a new article this show's producer, senior technical writer Curt Robbins. In what he calls his most controversial article to date, he...

BONUS: Technical Writing Tool Review: Author-it 05.09.2025 7:45

Welcome to episode 127 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 about the powerful Component Content Management System (CCMS) tool called Author-it. The article highlights the core functionalit...

Robert Delwood Article Review: Unpacking Null vs. Empty for Technical Writers 03.09.2025 10:39

Welcome to episode 126 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 from programmer and lead API documentation writer Robert Delwood that was published on Medium. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spi...

Tanja Lorber Article Review: Why Hearing Crickets as a Tech Writer is a Good Thing 07.08.2025 8:14

Welcome to episode 125 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 from senior technical editor Tanja Lorber in Germany that was published on LinkedIn. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited unpa...

BONUS: Work-Life Balance: Trail Cam Therapy 01.08.2025 8:10

Welcome to episode 124 (bonus) 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 article from Curt Robbins that he published on LinkedIn in July that describes how a $100 trail camera helped him overcome the grief...