My Technical Writing Journey - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.

The talk was at #ioextendedUyo.
I spoke about Technical writing, what it is and how my journey has been so far. I also shared tips and some quotes that have kept me going through the journey.

Transcript

1. Technical Writing My Technical Writing Journey The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
2. Technical Writer | Developer Advocate cynthiapeter.com @iamCynthiaPeter
3. What is Technical Writing? Technical Writing Who is a Technical Writer? Skills I have gained as a technical writer.
4. Technical writing is a style of writing that involves explaining a concept or process in a simple way for a person or an audience to understand. What is technical Writing?
5. Technical writer is someone that takes technical concepts and processes, and breaks it down for an audience to either guide them through a process or inform them about a concept. Who is a technical Writer?
6. Skills I have Gained as a Technical Writer? Learn Fast Ask Research Organize Develop Document Maintain Document Technical Skill Networking Failing
7. The Ugly 03 The Journey so far… Sapa Writers Block Lack of motivation Landing first job wahala Learning anything new is hard
8. “When you focus on you, you grow. When you focus on shit, shit grows” Dwayne Johnson
9. The Bad 02 The Journey so far…
10. Still Winging it!!!!
11. The Good 01 3 The Journey so far…
12. • Learn about what technical writing is. • Choose a platform and start writing. • Share your work, get feedback, improve, loop. • Learn ways to improve your work, Network, Collaborate, join communities or build one. • Find someone you like their story and mirror their journey. • Loop!!! How can you be a technical writer?
13. • Build a Resume; A blog, A portfolio, Update Digital presence. • Learn some skills; Markdown, Open Source Contribution. • Find open source project, think of ways to improve their project, and Reach out to them. • Contribute, Contribute, show your work! • Find jobs and apply; Linkedin jobs, Twitter, Word of Mouth. How can You increase your chances of getting Hired?
14. “Don’t be scared of the shadows, it means there’s a light nearby” Evanescence
15. #GETYOUR PVC
16. Thank you! Developer Advocate / Atsign She/her @iamCynthiaPeter Resources Cynthia Peter