Documentors Unplugged

In this episode, I speak to Sriparna Sa⁠ha⁠ about looking at data to demonstrate the value and performance of our documentation. Contact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vinay Antony Payyapilly⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, I speak to Balasubramanyam Kosuri⁠ about the challenges, benefits and changes that GenAI brings to technical writing. Contact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vinay Antony Payyapilly⁠⁠

In this episode, I speak to Bindu Smruthishree about the challenges and benefits of remote work and managing remote teams.Contact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vinay Antony Payyapilly⁠

In this episode, I speak to Surag Ramachandran on building a career intentionally, the importance of practice, and of course the use of comics in technical writing and instructional design.Contact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠⁠⁠ Vinay Antony Payyapilly⁠

In this episode, I speak to Menka Puthalath about the key role documentation plays in recording how AI systems or solutions are built. Contact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠⁠ Vinay Antony Payyapilly

In this episode, I speak to Tarun Amembal about how technical writers should communicate with the product team. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/want-better-documentation-start-sme-conversations-tarun-amembal-9pf7fContact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠ Vinay Antony Payyapilly

In this episode, I speak with Paresh Naik and Deval Patel who run the STC India Salary Survey. In our conversation we delve into: How salary growth in India and the US are almost parallelThe salaries freshers can expectHow to get more people to respond to the survey....and a lot more.Contact me on LinkedIn at⁠⁠Vinay Antony Payyapilly

In this episode, I speak toShwetawho has built a successful freelance career for herself even though she lives in a tier-three town. In this conversation, we delve into:Challenges and benefits of working out of a tier-three cityBuilding a pipelineThe importance of marketing yourselfThe importance of moneyPricing yourselfUsing online platformsUseful linksContact me on LinkedIn at⁠Vinay Antony Payyapilly

In this episode, I speak to Shivranjini Krishnamurthy on the opportunities and challenges of documenting military hardware. In the course of the conversation, we dive into the challenges around, Documenting for the military Translating content Creating unique document sets for different customers Writing for an audience that may not be part of the purchasing decision ...and so much more Contact me on LinkedIn at Vinay Antony Payyapilly

In this episode I speak to Sachin Shenoy - Director, Technical Writing at OpenText - on the challenges of leading a large team of technical writers; in this case, over 100 writers. In the course of the conversation, we go down many rabbit holes such as: Sachin's journey into technical writing Challenges of leading a large team How to get your company to let you speak to customers What makes a good technical writer How can a tech writer showcase their skills to a hiring manager Three things a TW needs - Ability to explain - Mastery of the medium - Subject matter Communication in large teams Importance of 1-on-1s Align writers to company goals Future of tech writing Growing as a tech writer Contact me

Sriparna is the Director of documentation at RazorPay where she leads the move towards treating documentation as a product. In this conversation, I dive deeper into the concept with her. There is much to learn in this chat. Contact me

A special episode where I spoke to the Admin Council members of STC about the upcoming Annual Conference to be held in Bengaluru. Sachin Shenoy Rajib Borkataki Paresh Naik Vinay Payyapilly

Adit Kohli is the Director of UX Design at Zenoti. As colleagues, we spent long hours discussing how UX and UI text can improve product experience. True to form, this conversation too went down many interesting rabbit holes. The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman. Host: Vinay Payyapilly

Nibu has one of the most interesting LinkedIn feeds I know. In this conversation we talk about the importance of building your personal brand, how to become recruitable, and of course, his exciting journey from the floors of Mico Bosch to technical writing leader. The unforgettable JD for a product manager This JD was written for me example Vinay Antony Payyapilly | LinkedIn

Mrityunjay, or MJ as he is affectionately known, has owned products across multiple organizations. In this conversation, we dive deep into how PMs look at documentation, how documentation teams can get a place at the table, and the need for formal education in the field. Mrityunjay Kumar | LinkedIn Vinay Antony Payyapilly | LinkedIn

If you want to spend an evening dicussing product documentation, you can't do better than Uday Chava. In this episode I talk to Uday about running a documentation business, the benefits of writer collectives such as TWT, STC, TWIN, and so much more. Contact Uday Chava (https://www.linkedin.com/in/uday-chava-63b469/) Contact Vinay P (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinayjap/)

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Resources mentioned in the show: Books: Microcopy-The Complete Guide- Kinneret Yifrah - https://www.microcopybook.com/ Strategic UX Writing- Torrey Podmajersky(Available on Amazon India) https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/strategic-writing-for/9781492049388/ Links: UXCC: https://uxcontent.com/ NN Group: https://www.nngroup.com/ IDF: https://www.interaction-design.org/ Apart from these, Bright talk has a lot of good sessions Connect with Shrutika: Shrutika Dhake (Kalgutkar) | LinkedIn Connect with Vinay: Vinay Antony Payyapilly | LinkedIn

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