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Be like Thomas Pynchon with Pawel Kowaluk – Content Content episode 16

Pawel Kowaluk, a technical writer, self-proclaimed DITA geek, and recruiter, joins us from Krakow, Poland. He talks about the rise of technical communication in Poland, starting a conference, and how to balance a team when hiring.

Note: After recording, we became aware that Pawel left the Soap! Conference team after one year. To further clarify, Pawel did not have a role in the formation of MeetContent, though he is an active member of the community. Content Content regrets any confusion or offense to those involved.

Pawel Kowaluk
Episode 16 guest Pawel Kowaluk

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Users or people with Jack Molisani – Content Content episode 15

Jack Molisani, president of ProSpring Staffing and Executive Director of The LavaCon Content Strategy Conference talks about technical communication hiring, rebranding, content strategy, and how he’s seized opportunities his entire career.

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Episode 15 guest Jack Molisani
Episode 15 guest Jack Molisani

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Napoleons and Shakespeares featuring Teresa Meek – Content Content podcast episode 14

Content Marketer Teresa Meek has had a varied career path in journalism, real estate, and more, but always focused on writing. She is currently based in Seattle, Washington, from where she talked about how content marketing and technical writing have similarities, her brief career in technical writing, how to transition to content marketing, and more.

Content marketer Teresa Meek
Content marketer Teresa Meek

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It’s OK to pause featuring Alyssa Fox – Content Content podcast episode 13

Alyssa Fox, Director of Information Development and Program Management at Micro Focus, tells us that it’s OK to pause when processing information. We also discuss managing people “fairly, not equally”, why content strategy is difficult, multinational technical communication teams, fashion, and more.

Alyssa Fox
Content Content podcast episode 13 guest Alyssa Fox, Director of Information Development and Program Management at Micro Focus

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Local needs of content featuring Bill Swallow – Content Content podcast episode 12

“Content requires proper care and feeding”, says Bill Swallow, director of operations at Scriptorium. We talk localization, content strategy, local beer, summer’s oppressive heat, and more.

Bill Swallow
Bill Swallow

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