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title: 'Failing Well: A Practical Guide to Growth for Technical Writers'
date: 2025-11-06
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description: 'I really enjoyed speaking at Write the Docs Berlin this year. My talk was a bit special, a message in a bottle for writers who are struggling — for anyone who’s struggling in their careers, really. Here are the recording and the slides, as well as some links to the content that inspired the talk. I hope you’ll find it useful. '
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# Failing Well: A Practical Guide to Growth for Technical Writers

I really enjoyed speaking at [Write the Docs Berlin](https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/berlin/2025/speakers/) this year. My talk was a bit special, a message in a bottle for writers who are struggling — for anyone who's struggling in their careers, really. Here are the recording and the slides, as well as some links to the content that inspired the talk. I hope you'll find it useful.

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## Recording

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## Slides

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* [The future is open: Answering the most common tech writing worries](https://passo.uno/tech-writing-optimism-reddit/)

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