Documentors Unplugged

S01E11 - Leading large tech writing teams

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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:

  • 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


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      Documentors UnpluggedBy Vinay Payyapilly