Kelly Dell Article Review: Technical Documentation Trends in 2025

Welcome to episode 090 of the Technical Writing Success podcast from the Curt Robbins & Associates Technical Writing Agency.

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Today’s episode reviews a January 6 article by Kelly Dell entitled "5 Technical Documentation Trends to Shape Your 2025 Strategy" that was published by Fluid Topics (link below).

Dell, an experienced digital marketing and B2B startup content strategist, shares her insight about how the field of technical writing and documentation is changing in 2025 and beyond. She focuses on five major changes, including generative AI, security and content governance, document accessibility, the switch from paper to digital by document-heavy industries, and how multimedia will overtake text-only documentation.

Hosts Daphne and Fred share their spirited analysis of this insightful Dell article. They unpack Dell's observations about the opportunities and challenges of this new era of technical writing and how documentation specialists can best prepare for it and be successful.

Writes Dell, "As technology evolves and new regulations emerge, technical documentation will enter a new phase leading to optimized user access to and sharing of information through various tools and means. Amidst these trends, let’s not forget ongoing trends that remain prevalent, particularly the importance of personalized and contextualized user experiences."

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