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

Internet of Things: Navigating the Future 23.10.2024 16:39

Welcome to episode 050 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 Internet of Things, also known as IoT. From wearables and health tracking to man...

Accessibility & Inclusivity in Technical Writing 22.10.2024 7:01

Welcome to episode 049 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 critical topic of accessibility and inclusivity in technical writing and communi...

Celebrating NASA's Dan Goldin 21.10.2024 5:44

Welcome to episode 048 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 Dan Goldin, the longest serving Administrator at NASA (between 1992 and 2001). Goldi...

Technical Writers: Understand Learning Styles 18.10.2024 7:20

Welcome to episode 048 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 IT professionals and technical writers about the various learning styles possessed by the audiences...

The Future of Technical Writing 17.10.2024 9:13

Welcome to episode 047 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 future of technical writing. This encompasses how the profession is evolving, in...

Technical Writers: Do You Understand Cybersecurity? 16.10.2024 7:52

Welcome to episode 046 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 cybersecurity and the increasing threats to enterprise organizations and individuals...

User Manuals: Backbone of Technology Adoption 15.10.2024 12:18

Welcome to episode 045 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 critical role played by user manuals. In the fast-paced world of IT, high-quality user manuals that focus lik...

My New Podcast: AI for the Masses 14.10.2024 7:50

Welcome to episode 044 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 my new daily podcast called AI for the Masses. Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of the article...

Technical Writers: What AI Tools Do You Use? 11.10.2024 7:07

Welcome to episode 043 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 AI tools available, including ChatGPT from OpenAI, X's Grok, and Ideogram. Hosts Daphne...

Technical Writers: Avoid These Mistakes 10.10.2024 8:12

Welcome to episode 042 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 technical writers and documentation specialists what to avoid if they want to promote their career and succeed. It shines a spotl...

How to Use Social Media Hashtags 09.10.2024 7:32

Welcome to episode 041 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 social media hashtags. Are they worth using? And how many? The number of hashtags employed is a big deal and will...

Why Mentoring is Important in Technical Writing 08.10.2024 4:35

Welcome to episode 040 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 mentoring and the immense value that it can provide to both junior and senior IT professionals and technical writ...

Why Social Media Engagement Trumps Follower Count 07.10.2024 7:27

Welcome to episode 039 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 why engagement on social media is more important that raw follower count. Learn multiple ways to improve engageme...

IT Professionals: Embrace Audio Content 04.10.2024 5:57

Welcome to episode 038 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 importance of audio content and how it achieves the goal of both better inclusion (for those with physical or...

More Social Media Guidance for IT Professionals 03.10.2024 8:41

Welcome to episode 037 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show provides listeners with additional tips, tricks, and hacks to improve their social media presence and boost their career. Hosts Daphne an...

Make $10,000 a Week as a Technical Writer! Start Now! Ask Me How! 02.10.2024 6:47

Welcome to episode 036 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 importance of good titles for any form of documentation or marketing asset. From blog articles to podcast epi...

AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why. 01.10.2024 7:07

Welcome to episode 035 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 true threat of AI to their job security. Yes, AI will be disruptive. But how do knowledge workers and IT prof...

Apple Inc.: Not So Different Anymore 30.09.2024 8:13

Welcome to episode 034 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single daily episode! Today’s show explores the topic of Apple, Inc. and the pivotal role that the tech giant has played in the world of computers and consumer electronics,...

Curt & John Talk Tech and AI 27.09.2024 3:50

Welcome to episode 033 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 my new audio resource, a Space on X with co-host John Bailey from Las Vegas called "Curt & John Talk Tec...

How Technical Writing Success Can Help You 26.09.2024 9:48

Welcome to episode 032 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 this terse podcast can help IT communicators and tech writers, all without distracting ads. Hosts Daphne and...

Understanding the Oxford Comma 25.09.2024 7:42

Welcome to episode 031 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. 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 highly controversial topic of the Oxford comma. Introduced in 1905 in Great Britain, this grammatical convent...

Tech Writers: Use AI for Image Generation 24.09.2024 6:57

Welcome to episode 030 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single educational episode! Today’s show teaches listeners how to leverage the immense efficiency and accuracy of AI image generators for all photorealistic images, artwork...

Understanding Evergreen Documents 23.09.2024 5:03

Welcome to episode 029 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single educational episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about evergreen documents and the burden to keep these special docs current to remain efficient, comply with an e...

The Evolution of Technical Writing 21.09.2024 11:22

Welcome to episode 028 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single educational episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about the long history of technical writing and how the now-popular profession began thousands of years ago in an...

Emergency Alerts & the U.S. Congress: The Big Disconnect 19.09.2024 10:42

Welcome to episode 027 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates. This podcast is targeted at IT professionals, technical writers, and documentation specialists. Subscribe today to never miss a single educational episode! Today’s show teaches listeners about how the U.S. Congress wants to require automakers to include AM radio in the vehicles they sell to facilita...