10-Minute Tech Comm

On this episode, we're joined by Joe Natoli, co-author (with Leah Buley) of second edition of The User Experience Team of One: A Research and Design Survival Guide. Natoli, who also runs the UX 365 Academy, argues that UX teams of one are more common than we think and offers strategies for success as the lone UX team member at your organization.

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Father-daughter research team Lupe and Elena Garcia discuss their recent Technical Communication Quarterly article Considering the Factory Floor, which analyzes communication breakdowns between union workers and supervisors.

This episode is part of the 2024 The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival on "Politics/Rhetorics: Navigating Crisis, Culture, and Civility." Check out all the podcast carnival episodes at https://thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com/! #tbrpodcastcarnival2024

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Irina Silyanova offers advice on how to write better UX microcopy, the small chunks of text that allow users to navigate an interface. Her advice comes from her recent Smashing Magazine article: How to Improve Your Microcopy: UX Writing Tips for Non-UX Writers.

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Karen Rempel (https://karenrempel.com/) joins the podcast to give advise on crafting better resumes and giving better interviews. Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!

Anjana Rahan shares insight from her career in knowledge management and information architecture. Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!

Julia Pond, information architect at Trilyon, Inc, joins the podcast to discuss her work using XML and DITA to collect, manage, and publish content. Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!

Dr. Jordan Frith discusses Barcode, his new book in the Object Lessons series. Though we take barcodes for granted now, Frith argues that "it's really hard to become mundane." He explains how barcodes shaped the global economy, how controversies nearly derailed them, and how the barcode has taken on so much symbolic weight. Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!

Sara Sánchez, a localization lead and technical writer at Onada, talks about her project of spreading the word about technical communication in her country of Spain. Check out https://meetcontent.github.io/ for more about her work! Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!

Summer Lopez from PEN America joins the podcast to discuss her organization's new report, Speech in the Machine: Generative AI's Implications for Free Expression. The report details ways that generative AI tools might disrupt free speech with threats that include increased disinformation, online abuse, censorship, and bias. Ms. Lopez also discusses some recommendations that might help address these threats. Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript of the episode. Email [email protected] for more information on the show!

Jasmyne Epps, Product Manager at Digital Services Georgia, joins the show to discuss the definition and goals of digital accessibility, plus the ways that digital accessibility contributes to the goals of a robust Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative. Visit Buzzsprout for a transcript or email Ryan Weber at [email protected] for more information about the show.