The Cherryleaf Podcast
Cherryleaf’s podcast on technical writing and becoming a better business communicator. www.cherryleaf.com
Episodes
Apr 11, 2019
Apr 11, 2019
25 min
We look at the pros and cons of using Microsoft Word.
Doc-To-Help
EditTools v8.0
WDesk
Top 10 reasons to move from Microsoft Word to Adobe FrameMaker by Tammy Halter
Why FrameMaker costs less than Word
FrameMaker v Word
CyberText blog
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Mar 28, 2019
Mar 28, 2019
42 min
In this episode of the Cherryleaf Podcast, we speak to Mike Hamilton about the new microcontent features coming to MadCap Flare. In particular, we discuss chatbots and using microcontent to improve search results.
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MadCap Software: www.madcapsoftware.com
Mar 11, 2019
Mar 11, 2019
19 min
We look at the pros and cons of using PDFs.
PDF to Markdown
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Feb 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019
27 min
Lynne Murphy, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex, talks to us about some of the differences between American and British English. We discuss her book "The Prodigal Tongue" and her blog "Separated by a Common Language".
The Prodigal Tongue (US version)
The Prodigal Tongue (UK version)
Separated by a Common Language Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK
The Brigham Young University Corpus of Contemporary English
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Cherryleaf's advanced technical communication course
Feb 7, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
36 min
Zoe Rose talks to Ellis about User Experience (UX).
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Sponsored :
MadCap Software product overview
Jan 24, 2019
Jan 24, 2019
12 min
We look at the reasons why technical communicators join their professional bodies.
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Sponsored :
MadCap Software product overview
Image taken at the Oceania exhibition, in the Royal Academy of Arts.
Jan 10, 2019
Jan 10, 2019
14 min
What plans can UK software companies, technical writing companies, and freelance technical communicators make for 2019, in light of Brexit, which is currently scheduled to begin on the 29th March?
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Sponsored :
MadCap Software product overview
Dec 20, 2018
Dec 20, 2018
16 min
We talk to Tony Grice about the Mathspeak project.
The Mathspeak project is a partnership between European educational practitioners and the creators of educational materials. Funded by the European Commission, the objective of the Mathspeak project is to produce a language learning resource for secondary school students. The learning materials will enable students to perform mathematics in a foreign language at the same level they do in their native language.
The Mathspeak project
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Sponsored :
MadCap Software product overview
Dec 7, 2018
Dec 7, 2018
45 min
Is there a trend toward specialisation, and is this driving up the value of technical knowledge instead of writing skills?
We talk to Tom Johnson, who is well known for his website idratherbewriting.com.
Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part I)
Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part II)
Tech comm trends: Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists (Part III)
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com
www.cherryleaf.com
Sponsored :
MadCap Software product overview
Nov 22, 2018
Nov 22, 2018
26 min
We talk about Headless CMS with Simen Svale Skogsrud, Co-founder/CTO of Sanity.io.
How to deploy a transcription microservice demo video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kl1ySmXGO4
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com
www.cherryleaf.com
Sponsored :
MadCap Software product overview