10-minute Tech Comm

This episode highlights the connections between hip hop and technical communication. First, Dr. Victor Del Hierro talks about his recent article "DJs, Playlists, and Community: Imagining Communication Design through Hip Hop." Then, Alabama-bred rapper Black Native (https://blacknative.bandcamp.com/) talks about his message as a southern artist. The episode also features clips from three Black Native songs: Black Confederate, DSA PSA feat. Shaz & Frank Yeiger, and Undivided Attention. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.

Seth Earley, founder and CEO of Earley Information Science (http://www.earley.com/), talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) will change technical communication in the next 15 years.

Laura Gonzales, Profesora Asistente en la Universidad de Tejas en El Paso, conversa sobre su nuevo libro, Sites of Translation: What Multilinguals Can Teach Us About Digital Writing and Rhetoric. Este libro demuestra las conexiones entre la traducción, la composición digital, y el activismo comunitario.

Dr. Laura Gonzales talks in English (and in a Spanish-language interview) about her brand-new book, Sites of Translation: What Multilinguals Can Teach Us about Digital Writing and Rhetoric. Dr. Gonzales talks about translation moments, when translators must pause and consider the right phrase for their rhetorical situation. She also talks about how translation is situated, cyclical, and creative, how translators use translation tools, and how translation happens in communities. Plus, you can find full transcripts of this show and the Spanish-language episode at uahtechcomm.com/10-min-tech-comm-podcast/. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.

Kristin Scroggin, owner of genWHY Communication Strategies (https://www.genwhycommunications.com/) talks about how companies can better understand and communicate with the Millennial generation. Sponsored by STC Huntsville/North Alabama and recorded live on August 29, 2018, at Yellowhammer Brewing (https://www.yellowhammerbrewery.com/) in Huntsville, AL.

Amruta Ranade, technical writer and blogger (https://amrutaranade.com/), talks about how to learn a new technology one small piece at a time. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.

Chelsea Moats, senior learning designer at Delta Airlines, talks about how she created her online professional portfolio (available at http://www.chelseamoats.com/). Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show or the Intercom Student Perspectives column mentioned in this episode.

Freelance writer Allison Augustyn (http://araugustyn.com/) talks about her work as an exhibit writer for the Field Museum and the Pacific Science Center. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Dr. Emily January Petersen shares insights from her 2017 article "Articulating Value Amid Persistent Misconceptions about Technical and Professional Communication in the Workplace." The article reports on interviews with 39 female technical communicators who talk about how their work often goes overlooked and underappreciated.

Andrew Etter, author of Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software Documentation, shares strategies for producing effective software documentation. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Dr. Kirk St. Amant talks about script theory and prototypes, two concepts for researching UX in international contexts. St. Amant offers plenty of examples, especially relating to medical care. Our conversation is based on two recent articles by St. Amant, "Mapping the Cultural Context of Care: An Approach to Patient-Centered Design in International Contexts" and "Of Scripts and Prototypes: A Two-Part Approach to User Experience Design for International Contexts." Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Dr. Lauren R. Kolodziejski talks about writing her Technical Communication Quarterly article "Harms of Hedging in Scientific Discourse: Andrew Wakefield and the Origins of the Autism Vaccine Controversy." Kolodziejski talks about how she came up with the idea for the piece, her writing process, and her interactions with peer reviewers. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Dr. Lauren R. Kolodziejski explains how the rhetorical features of a 1998 scientific article by Andrew Wakefield et. al. helped fuel unnecessary skepticism about vaccines. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Jeff Gerding of Purdue University talks about how the government can use technology to foster civic engagement, especially when gathering feedback about new policies. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Amelia Chesley, a graduate student at Purdue University, talks about her research into how the LibriVox community uses both control and freedom to help volunteers achieve a shared mission. LibriVox (www.librivox.org) is an online group for volunteers who record public domain audiobooks, and the community uses online communication to make complex decisions about its mission, policies, and procedures. Plus, a poem! Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Dr. Marte Otten shares insight from her recent article "A social Bayesian brain: How social knowledge can shape visual perception," authored with Anil K. Seth and Yair Pinto. Otten argues that social knowledge can shape what we see and that perception begins with predictions informed by past experience and social context. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Diane Murphy, Content Strategist at Airbnb, defines content strategy and tells us about her work.

Krista Van Laan, author of Insider's Guide to Technical Writing, shares tips for people wanting to break into the field of technical writing. Follow us on Twitter @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information on the show!

Dr. Ehren Helmut Pflugfelder talks about his recent Technical Communication Quarterly article "Reddit’s 'Explain Like I’m Five': TechnicalDescriptions in the Wild," which argues that the technical description genre is alive and well online. Follow us on Twitter @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at rw0019@uah.edu for more information about the show!

Dr. Aimee Roundtree talks about her recent article "Social Health Content and Activity on Facebook: A Survey Study," which examines how people use Facebook for health-related activities.