Technical Writers: Avoid These Mistakes

Welcome to episode 042 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from Curt Robbins & Associates.

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Today’s show teaches technical writers and documentation specialists what to avoid if they want to promote their career and succeed. It shines a spotlight on the most common mistakes made by technical communicators, particularly on social media. These include misuse of hashtags, eschewing AI, an understanding of the Oxford comma, posting too frequently, and posts that are overly verbose.

Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of the article "Technical Writers: Avoid These Mistakes" from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency that was published on October 10, 2024.

An excerpt from the article: "With AI, I can reduce the production burden of a document from three or four hours to only 30 or 40 minutes. That's a big ratio, one that should get your attention. Whether you're personally a fan of AI is not really the issue. Whether it can help you become more competitive while increasing the quality of your work is."

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