How technical communicators can become better conference presenters
Here are four short videos that offer great advice on how to create engaging presentations: Nancy Duarte on the structure of presentations: Carmine Gallo discusses the various techniques Steve Jobs...
View ArticleThe lost Steve Jobs interview – on successful products
Last night, we watched Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview on Netflix. It’s a lengthly (70 minute) interview from 1995, in which Steve Jobs discussed his recipe for a successful business. The interview was...
View ArticleMicrosoft moves away from “robot speak” in its user documentation
One of the highlights from the Technical Communications UK 2014 conference was the keynote presentation from Microsoft’s Doug Kim. Doug is Senior Managing Editor for Office.com, and leads guidelines...
View ArticleInstitute of Directors masterclass on: The written word – creating effective...
Cherryleaf’s Ellis Pratt will be speaking at the Institute of Directors’ June 2015 Members Masterclass on “The written word – creating effective content”. The written word is one of the key ways we...
View ArticleCherryleaf presentation on creating effective content
Just a reminder that Cherryleaf’s Ellis Pratt will be speaking at the Institute of Directors’ June 2015 Members Masterclass on “The written word – creating effective content”. The written word is one...
View ArticleMadWorld 2016 Conference Review – Day One
Last week, I spoke at, and attended, Madworld 2016, the conference hosted by MadCap Software for its users. It’s the most rewarding and enjoyable of all the conferences on technical communication that...
View ArticleVideo recording from the Agile The Docs conference
Agile Authoring methodology: Learning from Lean You’ll find the other recordings on the Agile The Docs webpage. The post Video recording from the Agile The Docs conference appeared first on The...
View ArticleWriting at 240 words per minute – The Open Steno Project
This is a recording of a presentation made to the Richmond New Technology Meetup Group 2 May 2017. The post Writing at 240 words per minute – The Open Steno Project appeared first on The Cherryleaf Blog.
View ArticleAPI documentation: the undiscovered country
Recording from UAEurope 2017 conference. With many software developers now spending their time developing APIs, there’s an increasing demand for API documentation writers. It’s a fast changing field,...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal about structured content?
This is a recording of a presentation from the February 2018 London Content Strategy Meetup. “Content can often seem like jelly – messy and hard to manage. In this presentation, we’ll look at whether...
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