In this episode, I speak to Tarun Amembal about how technical writers should communicate with the product team.

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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 parallel
• The salaries freshers can expect
• How to get more people to respond to the survey
• ....and a lot more.

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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 city
• Building a pipeline
• The importance of marketing yourself
• The importance of money
• Pricing yourself
• Using online platforms

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In this episode, I speak to Shivranjini Krishnamurthy on the opportunities and challenges of documenting military hardware.

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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:

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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.

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A special episode where I spoke to the Admin Council members of STC about the upcoming Annual Conference to be held in Bengaluru.

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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.

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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

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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.