Content strategy step one podcast
In episode 38 of the Content strategy experts podcast, Kaitlyn Heath and Gretyl Kinsey discuss the beginning steps in implementing a new content strategy.
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Content strategy failure podcast
In episode 37 of the Content Strategy Experts podcast, Alan Pringle and Sarah O’Keefe teach you how to ensure your content strategy fails. From experience, they give examples of exactly what makes a content strategy unsuccessful.
Lightweight DITA podcast: part 2 with guests Carlos Evia and Michael Priestley
In part two of two, Lightweight DITA (LwDITA) committee co-chairs, Carlos Evia and Michael Priestley, elaborate on LwDITA’s development, including use scenarios and user testing.
Lightweight DITA podcast: part 1 with guests Carlos Evia and Michael Priestley
In part one of this two-part podcast, Carlos Evia and Michael Priestley talk to Gretyl Kinsey about Lightweight DITA (LwDITA): how it was conceived, the target audience, and the problems they hope it will solve.
Look out for part two on September 10th.
Battling content strategy inertia podcast
In this podcast, Sarah O’Keefe and Alan Pringle discuss inertia. How do you build enough momentum for big content strategy changes?
Content strategy pitfalls podcast: migration
The next installment in an occasional series on how to avoid pitfalls in your content strategy.
In this podcast, Bill Swallow and Alan Pringle tackle the pitfalls that occur during content migration.
Content strategy pitfalls podcast: risk management
The next installment in an occasional series on how to avoid pitfalls in your content strategy.
In this podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Jake Campbell talk about the risks involved with putting a new content strategy in place and what you can do to minimize them.
DITA is everywhere podcast
In this podcast, Alan Pringle and Bill Swallow discuss various industries adopting the DITA standard and what kinds of content they produce.
Podcast: content (conference) strategy
In this podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Jack Molisani talk LavaCon: What goes into planning the conference and how can you get the most out of it?
Content strategy pitfalls podcast: change management
The next installment in an occasional series on how to avoid pitfalls in your content strategy.
In this podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Bill Swallow discuss common change management problems and how to make sure your content strategy accounts for them.
Podcast: content strategy and management consulting
Sarah O’Keefe, Bill Swallow, and Alan Pringle discuss the connections between content strategy and management consulting.
Podcast: You are not unique
In this podcast, Bill and Alan discuss the myth of uniqueness; the unique needs of published content are not always the best criteria for determining content processes.
Content strategy pitfalls podcast: silos
The next installment in an occasional series on how to avoid pitfalls in your content strategy.
In this podcast, Sarah O’Keefe, Bill Swallow, and Alan Pringle discuss content silos, how they come to be, and how to deal with them.
Content strategy pitfalls podcast: tools
The first in an occasional series on how to avoid pitfalls in your content strategy.
In this podcast, Sarah O’Keefe, Bill Swallow, and Alan Pringle discuss how to dodge tool-related traps in your content strategy.
Content strategy across the enterprise podcast with guest Alyssa Fox
In this podcast, we interview Alyssa Fox about aligning content strategy across marketing and technical communication and discuss her leadership role in the Society for Technical Communication.
LearningDITA Live 2018 podcast
In this podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Alan Pringle discuss LearningDITA Live 2018, a free web-based conference that takes place February 26–March 1, 2018. This event offers something for everyone—case studies, DITA overviews, writing advice, and more.
Podcasting strategy podcast
This podcast features special guest Ed Marsh of the Content Content podcast. Scriptorium’s guest appearances on the Content Content podcast inspired us to start our own. In this episode, Gretyl Kinsey and Ed Marsh discuss content strategy and how it applies to the world of podcasting, solutions to the ever-present problem of content silos, how to find your tribe at events like LavaCon, and more.
Is Google Translate good enough (podcast)
Bill Swallow discusses the possibilities and the limitations of machine translation tools such as Google Translate.
When is Google Translate good enough and when do you need professional (human) translation?
New Year’s resolutions for content (podcast)
For the New Year, we have a set of content-related resolutions. Our content needs to lose weight, exercise, and much more. Sarah, Bill, and Alan discuss how to improve content in 2018.
Best practices for localizing DITA content (podcast)
There are special considerations when localizing DITA content. In this podcast, Bill Swallow and Simon Bate discuss the conventions available in DITA for localization, and share anecdotes and advice to help you circumvent localization problems.
Cancer staging information podcast
How can faster access to cancer staging information lead to better diagnoses and improved patient care? What if cancer staging content could be integrated into electronic medical records and accessed via API instead of just in a printed book? We discuss these questions and more with guest Laura Meyer Vega of the American Joint Committee on Cancer in this podcast recorded at LavaCon 2017 in Portland, Oregon.
The death of PDF (podcast)
In this podcast, Alan Pringle and Sarah O’Keefe discuss the history—and health—of the PDF format. Is it still useful in today’s connected world? Are there business reasons to distribute PDF files—and not to?
DITA specialization (podcast)
In this podcast, Gretyl Kinsey and Sarah O’Keefe discuss DITA specialization, or the process of creating new structures from existing ones. What is involved in developing and testing a DITA specialization? What are some risks and benefits you should consider before specializing your DITA content?
Finance for technical communication with guest Erin Vang (podcast)
Erin Vang of Global Pragmatica LLC discusses the basics of finance for technical communication managers. What do you need to know about budgeting and corporate finance to make your department run smoothly?
