There’s been a lot of buzz recently around agentic AI tools like Microsoft’s Autogen and CrewAI.   Could they be used in a technical documentation production workflow setting for automating some of the work carried out when creating user documentation for software?   What are agentic AI tools?  The core idea behind agentic AI systems is... Read more » The post Using multiple AI agents in a technical documentation production workflow appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

In April 2023, we conducted a survey into the use of AI and ChatGPT in technical communications. We thought it would be interesting to carry out a similar survey again, to see what has changed over the last 12 months, We’ve added two new questions to the survey. There are now 10 questions, it will... Read more » The post Survey 2024: Using AI and ChatGPT in technical communication appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

In this month’s podcast, we look at the current demand for contract Technical Authors in the UK, using statistics from ITJobsWatch.net. We look at the the number of vacancies and whether this has affected the rates offered. Transcript This is the Cherryleaf podcast. Hello and welcome to the Cherryleaf podcast. My name is Ellis Pratt.... Read more » The post Podcast 146: What is the current demand for contract Technical Authors? appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

Our client is a company that provides a distributed data platform. They are looking for a contractor to work with its small team of Technical Authors. The team writes its content on GitHub, using AsciiDoc and Antora. The documentation is primarily used by developers. They are looking for an experienced Technical Author who is comfortable... Read more » The post Vacancy # 4537 Contract Technical Author, WFH (EU or UK), 3 months (poss extension to 12 months) appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

This month’s podcast looks at how large organisations create useful, informative content which is accessible to a wide, often global, audience. As part of the research for this podcast Ginny looked at various websites which are mentioned in the podcast. Many thanks to those organisations and their expertise. Here are the links to the ones... Read more » The post Podcast 145: How large organisations create useful, informative, accessible content appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

Our client is in the semiconductor/hardware IT sector, developing products that are used for creating Artificial Intelligence. They are looking for a Senior Technical Author contractor to work with their team. You will create and manage the technical content for their (primarily hardware) products, and also be able to lead and develop the small documentation... Read more » The post # 4536 Contract Senior Technical Author, WFH (EU or UK) or on site, 6 months appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

This month’s podcast looks at what is involved in a corporate re-brand and what is involved for technical authors if their organisation decides to rebrand. What is a corporate brand? And what is involved when an organisation decides to rebrand? As part of the research for this podcast we looked at various websites which are... Read more » The post Podcast 144: Corporate rebranding – how it affects technical authors appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

The next public policies and procedures writing course will be delivered in two parts on the mornings (0930-1230) of Tuesday 5th March and Wednesday 6th March 2024. Cherryleaf’s policies and procedures training course teaches you how to write clear and effective policies and procedures, in a straightforward and efficient way. These documents are important, because:... Read more » The post Our next policies and procedures course: 5/6 March 2024 appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

Our client is providing consultancy to a financial institution in Glasgow on how to modernise their IT systems by moving to the cloud. They are looking for a contract Technical Author who can work with their Systems Architect to document the new system. This project is scoped for 8 weeks, at 20 hours per week.... Read more » The post Vacancy #4534 Contract Technical Author, UK, 2 months appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more

Welcome to the first episode of 2024! In this exciting instalment, we dive deep into the evolving world of e-ink writing devices. Will these gadgets gain momentum in the tech world? We explore their rising popularity and forecast their potential to become mainstream tools. We’ll dissect the key issues these devices address, unveiling the unique... Read more » The post Podcast 143: e-ink writing tablets. Has their time come? appeared first on Cherryleaf ..read more