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# Podcast on Technical Writing

[![](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/college-funding-thumb-jpg.jpg)](http://www.collegefundingresource.com/025-career100-becoming-a-technical-writer-an-interview-with-tom-johnson/)Recently, I was interviewed by Felcia Gopaul for a podcast on technical writing as part of a series by College Funding Source on careers. Felicia has a goal of interviewing 100 professionals in 100 different careers. This interview, as you can guess, is about being a technical writer. You can check it out [here](http://www.collegefundingresource.com/025-career100-becoming-a-technical-writer-an-interview-with-tom-johnson/). You can also download the MP3 file from [this link](http://cfr.podcast.c100.s3.amazonaws.com/c100podcast025-tomjohnson/025Career100-technicalwriter.mp3).

Felicia lists the major details of the podcast as follows:

> - Tom's story in becoming the successful technical writer that he is today
> - The difference between Technical Writing and other types of writing, and the types of organizations that might hire a technical writer
> - The variety of roles that technical writers take part of, roles beyond writing
> - Career paths towards becoming a Technical Writer and the skill sets needed to succeed in this field
> - Changes and trends of today's industry
> - Why this is considered as one of the Top 100 Careers of the decade

[Read more.](http://www.collegefundingresource.com/025-career100-becoming-a-technical-writer-an-interview-with-tom-johnson/)