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Videocast: Micro content and Flare -- Conversation with Kate Schneider

by Tom Johnson on Mar 21, 2021 •
categories: technical-writing podcastswriting

In this videocast, I chat with Kate Schneider about micro content and Flare. Kate shares micro content examples from her current documentation and explains the strategies she considers when creating micro content. She shows specifically how to leverage analytics in determining micro content topics.

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Try it out yourself

Kate shared some examples from her current documentation at Maxar. To view some examples of micro content in search, go to securewatchdocs.maxar.com and search for the following:

  • multispectral
  • WMS
  • exploit
  • imageconnect
  • arcgis

Here’s an example:

Example of a snippet for the term multispectral
Example of a snippet for the term "multispectral"

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Podcast topics

Here are a few topics we cover in the podcast:

  • What is micro content and why would someone care about it?
  • Examples of micro content in search engines
  • Examples of micro content in Flare
  • How to make decisions about what micro content to create
  • How to connect analytics with micro content
  • Content re-use strategies with micro content and long-form content
  • Time required to create micro content
  • Micro content as a key differentiator among help authoring tools

About Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider is a senior technical writer at Maxar Technologies as well as a MadCap Flare consultant. She’s currently based in Colorado, soon moving to Southern California.

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About Tom Johnson

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