Takeaways from tcworld 2025

Like every conference in the past few years, AI was a major emphasis at tcworld in mid-November. With around 4,000 attendees and a huge trade show, tcworld is bigger than any of the North American technical documentation events. The program includes sessions in both English and German, and attendees come from all over the world.

Only a small number of Americans attend each year, which is unfortunate. tcworld provides some unique learning opportunities:

• Connecting with counterparts in other countries, especially Germany
• Opportunity to learn about similarities and differences in tech comm work across various countries
• Gain a better understanding of regulatory requirements in the European Union

One interesting point of emphasis was the discussion of aging workforces and how to replace people who are retiring with decades of expertise. But simultaneously, people are noticing limited entry-level opportunities and stagnation.

Sarah O’Keefe speaking in her session, Accelerating global content delivery with structured learning content. Photo taken by Rahel Bailie

My presentation was not recorded, but we will be offering it as a webinar on January 28th, 2026 at 11 am Eastern.

Register for the webinar on Zoom.