The Cherryleaf Podcast

Cherryleaf Ltd.’s podcast on becoming a better technical and business communicator. www.cherryleaf.com

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Episodes

Thursday Feb 11, 2021

We discuss the lessons we've learnt so far from training in a virtual classroom environment during the Lockdown. 
 
More information:
Cherryleaf's training courses
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com

Thursday Jan 28, 2021

Ellis donned his finest brocade waistcoat and riding boots for an episode that was recorded in one of the locations used in the Bridgerton TV series. 
He discusses the location, and the impact of Brexit on technical writing companies such as Cherryleaf. 
 
Image by Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52540109
EU/UK TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT (see Annex 4 CPC 84)
More information:
Cherryleaf website
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com

Monday Jan 11, 2021

We spoke to Deborah Reid, Lead Tester at Bloom & Wild, about usability testing. 
We discuss:
What is testing?
Is it only about accessibility?
Where is it used?
Why should organisations worry about testing/do testing?
Does it need a specialist to do it?/ What skills are needed?
How did you become a tester/what attracted you to it?
How is it done?
Browser developer tools
When should you test? 
Deborah's Twitter account:
@deborah_reid19
More information:
Cherryleaf website
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com

Thursday Dec 17, 2020

We asked the people who receive the Cherryleaf newsletter what was one goal (relating to work, career, or work-life balance) that they were setting for 2021. We received a lot of replies – thank you.
In this episode, we go through what you told us. 
More information:
Word clouds from your responses
Ankerwycke
Cherryleaf website
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com

Thursday Dec 03, 2020

Another walking podcast, this time it's from Bedfont Lakes country park in west London.
We gaze into our crystal ball and make predictions for the future of technical communication for 2021 and beyond. We also share the thoughts of others in the profession. 
Twitter thread:
What trends do you think there will be in Technical Communication (including UX writing) for 2021 and beyond?
LinkedIn thread: 
What trends do you think there will be in Technical Communication (including UX writing) for 2021 and beyond?
 
Cherryleaf website
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com

Thursday Nov 19, 2020

The DevPortal Awards bring together the API community to recognize, celebrate and learn from the world’s greatest developer portals and their API documentation. Ellis is one of the judges. In this podcast, he talks about the criteria the awards use to assess the different developer portals.  
 
DevPortal Awards
Cherryleaf website
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com
Cherryleaf 
Image of Penton Hook by Motmit

97. The Remote Work Decade?

Thursday Nov 05, 2020

Thursday Nov 05, 2020

We discuss a thread by Chris Herd on Twitter about working from home, and the future of work. 
 
Chris Herd's thread on Twitter.
 
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com
Cherryleaf 

Thursday Oct 22, 2020

We talk to Bart Leahy about his career as a Technical Writer and his book, Heroic Technical Writing: Making a Difference in the Workplace and Your Life.
 
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Cherryleaf 

Thursday Oct 08, 2020

Ellis describes his experience of writing and publishing a book on Kindle. He also discusses creating an audiobook for Audible and the latest options for printing a paperback book. 
 
More information
https://kdp.amazon.com/
https://www.acx.com/
https://www.postermywall.com/index.php/posters/search?s=ebook#
https://www.fiverr.com/
 
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Cherryleaf 

Thursday Sep 24, 2020

Ellis was recently a judge for the UK Technical Communication Awards 2020. In this podcast we look at the process for judging the entries, and the variety of content submitted. 
More information:
Cherryleaf newsletter
To contact Cherryleaf: info@cherryleaf.com
 

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