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Ep. 27. Using AI to scale UX writing at Monday.com, with Ron Yakar
Ep. 27. Using AI to scale UX writing at Monday.com, with Ron Yakar

Ron Yakar made a bit of noise last month when he wrote a post on LinkedIn discussing how he created an AI tool to help scale UX writing at Monday.com. So I got him on the podcast to talk about it.

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Patrick StaffordJune 13, 2024
Ep. 26. Why content designers make great leaders (feat. Aladrian Goods)
Ep. 26. Why content designers make great leaders (feat. Aladrian Goods)

In today's episode I speak with Aladrian Goods, design manager at Intuit. We talk about her road to content design, her struggles and successes in leadership, and why content designers make great leaders - in general, not just for our discipline.

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Patrick StaffordMay 30, 2024
Ep. 25. Content Design in China feat. Anna Potapova & Arnaud Frattini
Ep. 25. Content Design in China feat. Anna Potapova & Arnaud Frattini

Today, Anna (Aliexpress) and Arnaud (Alibaba Group) join me on the podcast to talk about their survey, what it's like to work in China, and what we all can learn from the type of fast-paced business practices we see there. 

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Patrick StaffordMay 16, 2024
Episode 24. Why (and how) content designers need to change - and fast!
Episode 24. Why (and how) content designers need to change - and fast!

The Writers of Silicon Valley podcast is back! Listen to the first new episode with Chelsea Larsson, Senior Design Director at Expedia. We discuss the future of content design, UX writing, how AI is impacting everything, and why content designers shouldn’t hang on to old definitions.

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Patrick StaffordMay 2, 2024
UX writing in the fintech industry, and how to get out of the customer's way - Yael Ben-David, UX writer at Fundbox
UX writing in the fintech industry, and how to get out of the customer's way - Yael Ben-David, UX writer at Fundbox

UX writing in the fintech industry, and how to get out of the customer's way - Yael Ben-David, UX writer at Fundbox

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Patrick StaffordJuly 21, 2021
How can we make the content design industry...better? - UX Writer, consultant, and archeologist Jane Ruffino
How can we make the content design industry...better? - UX Writer, consultant, and archeologist Jane Ruffino

How can we make the content design industry...better? - UX Writer, consultant, and archeologist Jane Ruffino

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Patrick StaffordJuly 21, 2021
Connecting the internal and external product experience - Andrea Drugay, Slack
Connecting the internal and external product experience - Andrea Drugay, Slack

Connecting the internal and external product experience - Andrea Drugay, Slack

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Patrick StaffordJuly 21, 2021
How software will help UX writers democratize the design process - Jasper Platz, CEO of Strings
How software will help UX writers democratize the design process - Jasper Platz, CEO of Strings

Jasper Platz, the CEO and founder of Strings, talks about democratizing the design process, what design-led product managers might look like, and why content design is getting so much attention.

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Patrick StaffordMarch 23, 2021
How Figma's Principal UX Writer (Chris Baty) is helping build design software that UX writers love
How Figma's Principal UX Writer (Chris Baty) is helping build design software that UX writers love

Figma's first UX writer (Chris Baty) talks UX writing in design tools, the future of content design, and more.

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Patrick StaffordFebruary 8, 2021
What we learned at the Button Conference, with Yael Ben-David, Vicki Siolos, and Duaa Osman
What we learned at the Button Conference, with Yael Ben-David, Vicki Siolos, and Duaa Osman

If you didn’t attend the Button conference, this is a great primer as to why you should spend some money on the all-access pass - we share what we learned from all the talks, and a few changes we’re going to make in our day-to-day working lives.

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Patrick StaffordDecember 8, 2020
From technical to UX writing, working at Apple, and UX writing for electric trucks -  Christie Fremon (Rivian)
From technical to UX writing, working at Apple, and UX writing for electric trucks - Christie Fremon (Rivian)

Christie Fremon is probably one of the most experienced UX writers in the industry. She started as a technical writer, working through companies like Yahoo and Cloud.com in the 2000s, before moving to Apple as a UI writer on iTunes, Apple Music, and then at Google.

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Patrick StaffordNovember 25, 2020
Going global: UX writing and content strategy outside the United States, with Mario Ferrer
Going global: UX writing and content strategy outside the United States, with Mario Ferrer

Mario Ferrer was a senior UX writer at King Games, now he’s a senior UX writer at Kickstarter. He’s also one of the cofounders of the UX Writers Meetup in Barcelona - and he’s perfectly placed to help us understand the UX writing community outside the United States.

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Patrick StaffordOctober 27, 2020
Think bigger: how UX writers can embrace content strategy, with Kristina Halvorson
Think bigger: how UX writers can embrace content strategy, with Kristina Halvorson

This month Kristina Halvorson will launch Button - Brain Traffic’s first conference dedicated to product content strategy. In this chat, we talk about Button, why UX writers should be excited about it…but also, we pick up on something Scott Kubie and I discussed: what is the future of UX writing?

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Patrick StaffordOctober 13, 2020
What UX writing and content strategy get wrong (and how to get better), with Scott Kubie
What UX writing and content strategy get wrong (and how to get better), with Scott Kubie

We’re doing a lot of things right in content strategy and UX writing. But what are we doing wrong, and how can we fix it? Today I speak with Scott Kubie about exactly that.

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Patrick StaffordSeptember 21, 2020
The two  Stanford grads creating the ultimate UX writing software
The two Stanford grads creating the ultimate UX writing software

In this episode, I speak with Jessica and Jolena about their product Ditto, what it means for UX writers and content strategists, how they developed the product, what it’s like going through the Y Combinator process, and where they want to take it.

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Patrick StaffordAugust 5, 2020
12 pieces of essential UX writing wisdom
12 pieces of essential UX writing wisdom

I've gone through the past year's worth of episodes and I've combined what I think are among the 12 best pieces of advice for UX writers, both beginner and veteran alike.

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Patrick StaffordJune 28, 2020
Accessibility and diversity in UX writing, with Google's Shayla Byrd
Accessibility and diversity in UX writing, with Google's Shayla Byrd

Ever wondered what it’s like to work at Google? Sure you have. In today’s episode, I speak with Shayla Byrd, a UX writer at Google, about what it’s like there - and so much more.

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Patrick StaffordMay 6, 2020
How to be a successful UX writer at Netflix (and anywhere), with Ben Barone-Nugent
How to be a successful UX writer at Netflix (and anywhere), with Ben Barone-Nugent

In this conversation we cover: how does a UX writer succeed at Netflix? What are the specific design challenges you have when it comes to using words in an app like Netflix? And more!

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Patrick StaffordMarch 3, 2020
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