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Episode 68: Getting into Content Design and UX writing + Generalists vs Specialists In today's episode, Andrew Stein shares his journey into the field from a background in copywriting. He also dives into what helped him figure out writing for UX before the job was really popular, plus tips on doing good work as a solo UX writer dedicated to a large team. *** Learning outcomes: - Transitioning into content design - How is UX writing different from copywriting (if at all) - Generalist vs specialist approach - Thriving as the only UX writer in your team *** Connect with host, Nicole Michaelis: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/  [email protected] Connect with guest, Andrew Stein: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdeanstein/

Episode 67: Don't let Content Design gaslight you In today's episode, the brilliant Sara Wachter-Boettcher shares parts of her Lead with Tempo talk in a discussion with me about all things lifting the weight of content design off our shoulders. How can we stop overidentifying with work? How do we set clear boundaries? And what can we do to take a step away from how we ideally want content design to work vs the reality of it? This and more is discussed in this heartfelt hour of conversation. Connect with host, Nicole Michaelis: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/  [email protected] Connect with guest, Sara Wachter-Boettcher: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraboettcher/ Newsletter: https://www.activevoicehq.com/newsletter Article mentioned on episode: https://medium.com/nice-work-from-active-voice/hey-designers-theyre-gaslighting-you-e02e5a4d9cff

Episode 66: Get unstuck: Growing content design beyond the trivial (online and at work) How many times should we really debate our title, serial commas, or the future of AI on social media? My guest Bill Kurland and I believe it's probably time to move on from some of the most evergreen content design and UX writing topics - both online and when talking about what we do at work. Why? Because they may be more harmful to us than we think and may even be contributing to feelings of burnout, frustration and stagnation. Connect with guest, Bill Kurland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-kurland/ https://www.billkurland.com/ Connect with host, Nicole Michaelis: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/  [email protected]

Episode 65: Content design and UX writing tactics that move the needle What are some content design and UX writing tactics and processes that actually move the needle for solo writers or smaller teams? In this episode, I share some of my top tactics that I like to bring into my day-to-day work to help with change management, workload management, and general content design improvements. Especially valuable for solo-UX writers and smaller teams. Learning outcomes: - What you can already learn during interviews - Onboarding as a content designer - Understanding team and org structure - Documentation - Office hours, briefs, request boards, slack channels - QA for content design - Change- and stakeholder management - Getting away from a service relationship Connect with host, Nicole Michaelis: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/  [email protected]