What are you going to get from this course?
Over 50+ lectures, 5+ downloadable technical writing templates, and exclusive interviews (more added over time) with technical writing professionals in the industry.
Learn key fundamentals of being a UX writer, how to dominate UX writing interviews, and how to stand out as a better candidate to land the job. Other topics include:
- UX Writing Benefits
- What Does a UX Writer Do?
- Audience Analysis
- Audience Analysis Learning Curve
- How to Create a Voice and Tone
- How to Add Humor to Microcopy
- How to Create a Content Style Guide
- How to Make Your Content Style Guide Accessible
- Content Design Myths
- 7-Step Content Design Process
- Content-First Product Approach
- Conversation to Content-First Design
- Understanding Microcopy Principles
- How to Produce Different Microcopy Formats
- Memorable Experience Framework
- Collaboration in UX Writing
- How to Create Your UX Writer Portfolio
- How to Optimize Your UX Writer Resume
- UX Writer Interview Questions and Answers
Your Instructor
Josh is the founder of Technical Writer HQ and Squibler, a technical writing software. He is considered one of the top product influencers in the world by Product School and one of the top technical writers. He has led UX writing projects for over eight years. His technical writing has been read by over 200 million people. He has written several books about software and another book about copywriting for personal brands. His work has been praised by LinkedIn's and Facebook's engineering team, Reuters, Inc., and Forbes.
Earn Your Certification
Each certification is hosted on Technical Writer HQ's website ensuring its authenticity with hiring managers.
Example Curriculum
- Intro to UX Writing Overview (10:04)
- Certified UX Writer Workbook
- What Does it Take to Be a UX Writer? (8:01)
- UX Writing Benefits (6:08)
- What Does a UX Writer Do? (2:12)
- Research vs Writing (8:33)
- Audience Analysis (12:40)
- Audience Analysis Learning Curve (10:19)
- SMEs (1:11)
- Quiz - Intro to UX Writing
- Capstone Project: Create a User Persona and Audience Definition
- Content-First Product Design Overview (5:09)
- Content Design Myths (5:02)
- 7-Step Content Design Process (8:39)
- Intro to Content-First Product Approach (4:09)
- Conversation to Content-First Design (9:19)
- Why Take a Content-First Approach? (5:34)
- Quiz - Content-First Product Design
- Capstone Project: Create Content to Inspire Design
- Conversation Design Chatbots Overview (4:21)
- Intro to Conversation Design (4:43)
- Three Pillars of Conversational Design (5:15)
- Elements of Conversational UI (5:11)
- Designing a Chatbot (6:30)
- Creating a Chatbot (13:49)
- Quiz - Conversation Design & Chatbots
- Capstone Project: Create Example Chatbot Flow
- UX Writer Resume (13:07)
- Freelance UX Writing (9:49)
- How to Create a UX Writer Portfolio (11:55)
- How to Optimize a UX Writer LinkedIn Profile (19:55)
- UX Writer Interview Questions (19:52)
- UX Writer Interview Exercise Challenge (7:01)
- Salary Negotiation (15:38)
- First 90 Days on the Job (12:20)
- UX Writing at Its Good and Bad (21:54)
- Capstone Project: Create Your UX Writer Portfolio
This course has no prerequisites and you do not need a technical writing background
- You should NOT take this course if:
- You aren't willing to spend 30 minutes every day for about a month to complete course contentÂ
- You SHOULD take this course if:
- You are curious about technical writing and want to learn more about the role and responsibilities
- You have no prior experience and you want to transition into a technical writer role
- You are trying to determine if the UX writer role is right for you
- You are beginning your career in tech or are making a career change
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
This course is intentionally structured so it can be completed over the course of just 1 month. It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish, but I highly encourage you to complete at least a few lessons a day so that you can finish the course at the end of the month.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? As mentioned before, I am 100% committed to adding even more bonus content (I love all things UX writing and enjoy adding content) as well as bonus interviews with awesome UX writing leaders. After enrolling, you will have FREE LIFETIME ACCESS to all of it for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy. If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.