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

The Cultural Evolution of Technology: Facts & Theories 02.12.2024 14:24

Welcome to episode 074 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about a recent study about how cultural evolution is much faster than the evolution of DNA...

Documentation Single Sourcing: A Primer for Technical Writers 29.11.2024 8:21

Welcome to episode 073 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about documentation single sourcing, with an overview of the advantages, disadvantages, an...

Adobe Premiere vs. Apple Final Cut: A Comparison for Technical Writers 27.11.2024 7:41

Welcome to episode 072 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the two most popular video editors employed by technical writers and IT professional...

AI Image Generators DALL-E, Firefly, Ideogram, and MidJourney for Technical Writers 26.11.2024 13:52

Welcome to episode 071 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about four popular AI-powered image generation tools employed by technical writers and IT...

ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Grok Compared 25.11.2024 10:49

Welcome to episode 070 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about four of the most popular AI tools employed by technical writers and IT professionals...

Adobe Acrobat for Technical Writers 22.11.2024 15:49

Welcome to episode 069 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about a recent article by senior technical writer Curt Robbins entitled "Adobe Acrobat for...

Research Paper: The Cultural Evolution of Technology 21.11.2024 14:24

Welcome to episode 068 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about a recent research paper entitled "The Cultural Evolution of Technology: Facts and Th...

Word vs. Google Docs: A Guide for Technical Writers 20.11.2024 8:07

Welcome to episode 067 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the dominant word processors and documentation tools in IT, including Microsoft Word...

Get Ready for Nuclear Powered AI 19.11.2024 9:27

Welcome to episode 066 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about how nuclear energy may be the primary energy source of our AI-fueled future. Learn t...

Confluence vs. GitBook: Which is Best for You? 18.11.2024 13:38

Welcome to episode 065 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about documentation tools, particularly Confluence and GitBook. Which is better? Turns out...

Understanding AI, AGI, and Superintelligence 12.11.2024 15:52

Welcome to episode 064 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about artificial intelligence (AI), artificial general intelligence (AGI), and the concept...

Why Large Language Models are Changing the World 11.11.2024 13:31

Welcome to episode 063 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the Large Language Models (LLMs) in Artificial Intelligence (AI). This episode defin...

Leveraging AI to Summarize Information for IT Professionals 08.11.2024 11:36

Welcome to episode 062 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about how knowledge workers and IT professionals can leverage AI to summarize information....

Natural Language Processing: Transforming AI & Daily Life in America 07.11.2024 17:38

Welcome to episode 061 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about Natural Language Processing, or NLP. This technology is the engine behind common voi...

The Best Hardware Tools for Technical Writers 06.11.2024 9:00

Welcome to episode 060 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the affordable hardware tools that are available to IT professionals and technical w...

Technical Writing Essential Toolkit 05.11.2024 12:35

Welcome to episode 059 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the essential tools necessary to be a successful technical writer or documentation s...

Surviving the Disruption: A Guide for IT Professionals & Technical Writers 04.11.2024 12:33

Welcome to episode 058 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about how to survive the current disruption in the tech, IT, and technical writing arenas....

Bonus Episode: This Week's Newsletter 03.11.2024 12:22

Welcome to the first bonus episode of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about this week's Tech Writing Success Newsletter. This weekly newsletter, wit...

Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing 01.11.2024 10:13

Welcome to episode 057 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about AI hallucinations and how they can impede the workflow of any IT professional or tec...

Rockets Everywhere: The New Era of Aerospace Innovation & Reusability 31.10.2024 10:42

Welcome to episode 056 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the aerospace industry and how innovative companies such as Blue Origin, Rocket Lab,...

Charlie Brown & the Relentless March of Technology 30.10.2024 9:59

Welcome to episode 055 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show is a nostalgic tour of the various media formats that have influenced the lives of Americans for decades. Fr...

Ultimate Workstation for Technical Writers 29.10.2024 11:49

Welcome to episode 054 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about how to create the ultimate computer workstation. Knowledge workers, IT professionals...

Navigating the Cloud: Tools for Tech Writers 28.10.2024 9:38

Welcome to episode 053 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about some of the most popular cloud-based automation and collaboration tools used by tech...

Evolution of Technical Writing in the Age of AI 25.10.2024 9:41

Welcome to episode 052 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about how artificial intelligence, or AI, is fundamentally changing the role of technical...

Role of User Experience in Tech Writing 24.10.2024 7:27

Welcome to episode 051 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about User Experience, better known as UX. No longer limited to web sites and ecommerce, U...