At Open Strategy Partners, our mission is to help you communicate the value of what you do to connect you with the people who need to know about it, and help you grow … personally, professionally, whatever it means to you. This podcast is us figuring out communication, connection, and growth. We want to show you how we go about translating between technical complexity and business value to create strategic communication at OSP. And we want to learn more from our guests.
What if there was a way to redefine the significance of non-code contributions in open source projects? That's exactly what our guest, Bryan Behrenshausen of GitLab, is here to explore with us. OSPea…
The CNECT code helps remind us to apply empathy when creating our communication, to think in terms of, "Hey, what does my audience need?" That's the information that goes in. "How will they best rece…
Back with another quick podcast about effective writing with OSPeas Felicity Brand, Jeffrey A. McGuire, Christine Bueller, and Chris Fenwick. We dissect the anatomy of our HEAD and SUBHEAD editing co…
Do you ever feel like your words get muddled up, lost in translation, or simply don't have the impact you'd hoped for?
Open Strategy Partners Carl, Felicity, Chris, jam, and Christine are here to guid…
Ever wondered if open source could be the secret sauce to the success of your business? Felicity Brand hosts a conversation between Jeffrey A Maguire and Mathias Bolt Lesniak about this very issue. W…
Based on time-honored press printing journalism practices, the LEDE editing code is all about getting straight to the point—ensuring your audience instantly knows whether an article is relevant to th…
Ever felt like you're drowning in an ocean of complex words while reading? Wish you could break through the walls of jargon and make sense of that technical documentation? Us, too!
In this episode, so…
You need your content to convert. Product and Agency Communications are all about offering your readers the chance to inform themselves about what you do, and convincing them to take the next step.
T…
Ever wondered how specificity in writing can lead to building trust, credibility, and a deeper connection with your readers? Join us as we decode the SPIFIC Editing Code in this episode of Communicat…
Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire appears as a guest on Carl Richards's Speaking of Speaking podcast!
What if the secret to enhancing your professional communication lies in positivity and gratitude? That's th…
Ready to reshape your understanding of effective communication? Unlock the secrets of meshing Technical Communication and Marketing with Felicity Brand and our special guest, Zohra Mutabanna from the…
In this quick podcast, we talk about a simple issue: grammar. Get it right, maybe no one really notices. But get it wrong, and you'll quickly lose the trust of your readers.
If you're investing in co…
In this episode, Jeffrey A. "jam" McGuire sits down with Chris Fenwick, an experienced writer and editor interested in contemporary science and technology—and a new OSPea at the recording time! They …
Build trust with your readers by being positive, clear, and authentic about the unique selling points of your technology or product. You can show you’ve done your research, you understand your compet…
In this quick podcast, we talk about another way to make your content as easy to understand for your readers as possible: Make it self-contained. Don't refer to imprecise times like "new," "last week…
In this quick podcast, we discuss being clear about what you’re referring to in your writing with the editing code ANTE. There can be long rhetorical distances between whatever we’re talking about an…
The WHOM editing code relates to how we begin a piece of online content. Show respect for your audience by being upfront and clear whom you’re writing for. Empower readers to self-select and decide t…
SPOCK is about logic and that means having a clear path from one point to another. It also means when you support your points with evidence, you need to ensure your evidence does indeed logically sup…
There is a lot of specific terminology for names and processes in the technology industry. These are often represented as acronyms.
Acronyms are good to use when writing, because by abstracting a term…
How we create peaceful, clear, and colorful communication through one of OSP's favorite Editing Codes: PAX.
In this episode, host Carl Richards interviews Felicity Brand, Christine Beuhler, and Jeffre…