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Documentors UnpluggedS02E07 - Managing remote teamsIn this episode, I speak to Bindu Smruthishree about the challenges and benefits of remote work and managing remote teams.Contact me on LinkedIn at Vinay Antony Payyapilly2025-07-2841 minDocumentors UnpluggedS02E06 - An Intentional Career with SuragIn this episode, I speak to Surag Ramachandran on building a career intentionally, the importance of practice, and of course the use of comics in technical writing and instructional design.Contact me on LinkedIn at Vinay Antony Payyapilly2025-07-1441 minDocumentors UnpluggedS02E05 - Responsible and ethical AI with Menka PuthalathIn this episode, I speak to Menka Puthalath about the key role documentation plays in recording how AI systems or solutions are built. Contact me on LinkedIn at Vinay Antony Payyapilly2025-06-3033 minDocumentors UnpluggedS02E04 - The importance of communication with Tarun AmembalIn this episode, I speak to Tarun Amembal about how technical writers should communicate with the product team. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/want-better-documentation-start-sme-conversations-tarun-amembal-9pf7fContact me on LinkedIn at Vinay Antony Payyapilly2025-04-0757 minDocumentors UnpluggedS02E03 - The STC Salary Survey with Paresh and DevalIn 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 parallelThe salaries freshers can expectHow to get more people to respond to the survey....and a lot more.Contact me on LinkedIn atVinay Antony Payyapilly2025-02-2441 minDocumentors UnpluggedS02E02 - Making freelancing work with ShwetaIn 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 cityBuilding a pipelineThe importance of marketing yourselfThe importance of moneyPricing yourselfUsing online platformsUseful linksContact me on LinkedIn atVinay Antony Payyapilly2025-02-1059 minDocumentors UnpluggedS02E01 - Documenting for the armed forcesIn this episode, I speak to Shivranjini Krishnamurthy on the opportunities and challenges of documenting military hardware.
In the course of the conversation, we dive into the challenges around,
Documenting for the military
Translating content
Creating unique document sets for different customers
Writing for an audience that may not be part of the purchasing decision
...and so much more
Contact me on LinkedIn at Vinay Antony Payyapilly2025-01-1330 minDocumentors UnpluggedBuilding your brand with Nibu ThomasNibu 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
This JD was written for me example
Vinay Antony Payyapilly | LinkedIn2024-09-1154 minDocumentors UnpluggedA product manager's view of documentationMrityunjay, 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.
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2024-08-1243 min
Documentors UnpluggedMaking documentation relevant with Sagar GarudaConnect with Sagar -
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2024-06-1158 minDocumentors UnpluggedManaging a technical writing team with MridulaConnect with Mridula Menon:
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Vinay Antony Payyapilly | LinkedIn2024-05-1158 minDocumentors UnpluggedTechnical writing, UI text and remote working with ShrutikaResources mentioned in the show:
Books:
Microcopy-The Complete Guide- Kinneret Yifrah -
https://www.microcopybook.com/
Strategic UX Writing- Torrey Podmajersky(Available on Amazon India)
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/strategic-writing-for/9781492049388/
Links:
UXCC: https://uxcontent.com/
NN Group: https://www.nngroup.com/
IDF: https://www.interaction-design.org/
Apart from these, Bright talk has a lot of good sessions
Connect with Shrutika:
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Connect with Vi...2024-04-111h 00Documentors UnpluggedDocumenting semiconductors with AmandeepConnect with Amandeep:
Amandeep Singh Talwar | LinkedIn
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Check out my other podcast - Pavement Conversations
2024-03-1155 min