Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 16hFrom mainframes to microprocessors, women in tech comm translated complex machine logic into human instructions. Honor their legacy: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What was it like being an 'accidental' technical writer when no formal university programs existed? Discover how the first generation built the field: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Are technical communicators an aging workforce? As experts retire, how do we support early-career writers? Hear the debate on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We had so much fun talking! Give a listen and enjoy! 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tech Comm in the Time of Dotcoms: Alisa Bonsignore takes us back to the fast-paced era that reshaped web content standards forever: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tracing the tech history shift from heavy printed manuals to dynamic online help: an essential read for documentation leaders navigating digital strategy. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In the pre-internet era, learning tech writing meant finding rare books or attending local industry meetups. Look back at how community was built: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 001
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Janice (Ginny) Redish breaks down the lineage of content usability: Tech Comm = Plain Language = UX. Read her perspective in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When layoffs hit, institutional knowledge walks out the door. How do we preserve history? Tune into "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Edited by Sharon Burton, "Women in Technical Communication" documents a "living history of this generation of professional women." Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How do you navigate 60 years in an industry that reinvents itself every decade? Stephanie Rosenbaum shares six decades of wisdom: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026From standalone print manuals to embedded UI microcopy and generative AI: technical communication has always moved at the speed of tech: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Long before design systems, form design was paving the way for user interface design. Caroline Jarrett reflects on how form design shaped tech comm: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ann Rockley, known to many as the "Mother of Content Strategy," shares how modular content changed enterprise publishing forever: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Invisible labor in technology history: Alisa Bonsignore shares how content leaders fought to make web strategy and software docs visible to management. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026From dotcom boom panics to cloud migrations, technical communicators have steered teams through every major tech wave. Catch the full story here: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why is Salesforce a gold standard for doc ecosystems? Accessible user docs scale far better than QBRs. Discussed on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Did you know some historians trace software documentation back to early instructions and 12th-century texts? See how women built its modern era: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Before instant web publishing, technical writers fought just to get physical access to hardware prototypes. Read lived history in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Embrace change, stay curious, and never stop learning. Get practical, first-person career advice from women who built the modern technical communication discipline. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Check out "Women in Technical Communication: From Typewriters to Touchscreens"! Featuring stories from nearly 70 women. Discussed on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How did single-sourcing and structured content change information architecture? Pioneers like Amber Swope detail the transition from words to systems: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In the 1960s and 70s, women in corporate tech were far more likely to be secretaries than technical writers. See how pioneers carved out professional careers: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We didn't just adapt to technology: we explained it to the world. Explore nearly 70 personal histories spanning 60+ years of technical progress: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026For scholars of women's history & STEM: "Women in Technical Communication" covers 50 years of roles from UX research to information architecture in tech. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026From troff and FrameMaker to DITA and Markdown: documentation tooling has shifted dramatically over the last 40 years. See how industry pioneers adapted: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What do we lose when we forget our work history? Without institutional memory, we repeat past mistakes. Hear my thoughts on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Before "UX Writer" or "Content Strategist" existed on LinkedIn, a generation of women was defining those exact practices on typewriters. Read their history: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Remember when technical manuals were physical books left on reviewer chairs with baked goods attached to bribe people for feedback? Trace the evolution of our craft: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Technical communication is a crucial bridge in technology history. Read how female pioneers fought to make complex engineering accessible to everyday software users. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026From carbon copies and mainframes to AI and content strategy: how did technical writing transform into a cornerstone of modern tech? Discover the living history in *Women in Technical Communication*: a.co/d/0hknVnG2 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026How do we prove documentation value to executives? Connect good content directly to recurring revenue. Listen to S8E1 of "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna": pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... #ContentStrategy 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Shifting from "stuffy banker mode" to "quick, clear answers": Jennifer Condon shares how content strategy evolved alongside the rapid expansion of software. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Treating documentation as just "typing words" misses the big picture. Content is enablement and retention. Tune into "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026With AI rapidly reshaping technical writing, why look back? Understanding how past communicators adapted from print to web helps us navigate current tech history in the making. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 010
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A inspiring chapter in women's history: learn how Paula Berger hired high school girls, opening brand-new STEM and technical communication paths in her local town. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Replacing writers with AI often reveals hidden token costs and missing user flows. Catch my conversation on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Late-night work "campouts," raising kids, & balancing tech careers: Julie MacAller and others reveal how personal lives intersected with early computing history. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Is AI going to replace technical writers? We unpack why typing words is just a fraction of what we do on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... #AI #TechComm 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Confronting workplace bias in tech history: Mollye Barrett shares candid stories of pushing back on sexism and removing pinup calendars in 1980s R&D environments. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Giving women access to stable careers in tech lifts entire families out of poverty. I break down representation in Tech Comm on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 020
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"[A] valuable experiences ...came when I was given a fresh-from-the-factory server. I unboxed it, racked it, powered it on, and set it up for production...I understood the installation process absolutely." - Kersten Richter #HandsOnTech #Hardware #Documentation a.co/d/0gOwjt1m 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"But with every edit, I learned. I learned how to be the user's advocate. I learned to ask all the stupid questions. I learned not to ask the senior editor when she would have a comprehensive style guide done!" - Paula Robertson #Advocacy #LearningCurve #StyleGuides a.co/d/0gOwjt1m 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Contributors to "Women in Technical Communication" entered tech from physics, art history, journalism, & engineering. Read how non-traditional backgrounds shaped tech history. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ever wonder why so many tech communicators say they "fell into" the field? I share my 30+ year journey from cultural anthropology on "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Change is constant, and technical communicators have to learn and adapt. Discover how pioneers survived seismic industry shifts, offering lessons for today's AI transformation. Read the IEEE review at procomm.ieee.org/book-reviews... 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"One obstacle I faced...was figuring...how to be taken seriously...hired to do something no one had done before...no established starting point or path to follow. Also, I looked like Alice in Wonderland." - Thea Teich #WomenInLeadership #AgeDiversity #TechChallenges a.co/d/0gOwjt1m 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026From FrameMaker in the 90s to Docs-as-Code and AI today: tools change, but task analysis remains key. "Inside Tech Comm with Zohra Mutabanna" (S8E1): pocketcasts.com/podcasts/7e5... #ContentStrategy 011
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Fascinated by technology history? "Women in Technical Communication" captures how early writers navigated the rise of personal computers and the web. 000
Sharon Burton @sharonburton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"The writers became superstars in the field, and their presentations at conferences were standing room only. I still have many of these books on my shelf." - Sharon Burton #TechSuperstars #Conferences #ProfessionalGrowth a.co/d/0gOwjt1m 000