WTD Episode 30: Documentation templates, with Juan Lara

In this episode, Juan Lara from Google joins us for a lively discussion about documentation templates. Documentation templates refer to established patterns we follow for common documentation types, such as quickstarts, how-to guides, concepts, tutorials, reference, troubleshooting, release notes, FAQs, or other information types that have similar, predictable patterns. Templates can be helpful in orienting new writers, but they can also help ensure consistency among larger groups of experienced writers too. Our discussion in this episode ranges from observations about when templates are right for users versus writers, and how templates fit into an overall content strategy and information architecture. Beyond templates, your user's goals and journeys will influence the shape of your help content.

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WTD Episode 30: Documentation templates, with Juan Lara is an episode from Write the Docs Podcast by Write the Docs Podcast.

This episode is 01:01:56 long.

This episode was published on Jul 19, 2020.

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