Writers in Tech

Kickstart UX Writing at Your Company | Inspiring Chat With Vicki Siolos of Kickstarter

Episode Summary

This week on Writers in Tech I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Vicki Siolos, the lead UX writer of the mother of all crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter. You’ll learn about: -Using Google Translate for a nifty brainstorming trick -Giving your users what they’re asking for -Tricks that will help you to educate about UX writing in your organization -What books you should read (seriously, I need to read Nicely Said already) -Why you should zone out and just write It was great learning about Vicki’s brilliant processes and I’m sure you’re going to love it as much as I did!

Episode Notes

Kickstarter

Don't Make Me Think [book]

How Words Can Make Your Product Stand Out (Google I/O '17)

UX Writing: How to do it like Google with this powerful checklist

Nicely Said: Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose [ Book]

Vicki Siolos