We provide online course with Intro to Technical Writing: Creating Content that Google and Readers will Love. Do you ever find yourself with an itch to write but end up staring at a blank screen until you eventually give up and do something else?
Content:
We’ve been there, and we’re ready to help you get started. Sharing your expertise with the developer community online through thought-leadership articles and tutorials has many benefits, including becoming known as the go-to expert for a topic, building connections with others who share a passion for your topic, and enhancing your case for a promotion. By the end of this workshop, you will publish an article or tutorial online and have a topic for your next piece.
In this workshop, we’ll guide you through:
• Brainstorming and selecting a topic
• Optimizing your content for search engines (SEO)
• Leveraging best practices as you write your article or tutorial
• Reusing your content on other platforms
Notes and comments:
Bring a computer that can access the Internet. If you prefer to write on physical paper instead of a computer, also bring your favorite pen and paper.
Program day 1:
• kl 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome, introductions, and the benefits of writing
Selecting a topic:
• kl 10:15 - 10:35 How to brainstorm topics
• kl 10:35 - 10:55 Individual brainstorming
• kl 10:55 - 11:15 Partner brainstorming
Researching a topic and making an outline:
• kl 11:15 - 11:45 How to research a topic and make an outline that optimizes for the reader and SEO
• kl 11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
• kl 13:00 - 14:00 Research, build/develop code (if necessary), and make an outline
• kl 14:00 - 14:30 Partner sharing
• kl 14:30 - 14:45 Break
Writing:
• kl 14:45 - 15:15 Best practices for writing engaging and inclusive content
• kl 15:15 - 16:50 Writing
Wrap up:
• kl 16:50 - 17:00 Recap and plan for tomorrow
Program day 2:
Editing:
• kl 10:00 - 10:30 Best practices for editing and review process
• kl 10:30 - 11:15 Self-review
• kl 11:15 - 12:00 Peer review
• kl 12:00 - 13:15 Lunch
Publishing:
• kl 13:15 - 13:45 Where and how to publish
• kl 13:45 - 14:45 Publish article or tutorial
• kl 14:45 - 15:00 Break
Promoting & Reusing Content:
• kl 15:00 - 15:30 Best practices for promoting and reusing content
• kl 15:30 - 15:45 Brainstorm how to promote and reuse content
• kl 15:45 - 16:05 Partner sharing
• kl 16:05 - 16:20 Promote content
Wrap up:
• kl 16:20 Review and wrap up
Speakers:
• Lauren Schaefer, Developer Advocate & Keynote Speaker, Grammarly
• Megan Grant, Content Editor, MongoDB, MongoDB
Lauren Hayward Schaefer is a developer advocate at Grammarly. She began her career as a software engineer for IBM, where she held various roles, including full-stack developer, test automation specialist, social media lead, and growth hacking engineer. She went on to be a developer advocate at SugarCRM and MongoDB. She is a keynote speaker who is skilled in taking hard-to-understand topics and making them seem simple. Lauren holds a BS and MS in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and is the co-inventor of fourteen issued United States patents.
Megan has been writing and editing professionally for nearly 15 years and is also a published author. She works alongside MongoDB's developer advocates and other creators to craft content that shines. Megan got her degree in Communication Studies from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
Target audience:
Anyone who wants online course with Intro to Technical Writing: Creating Content that Google and Readers will Love.