Words Work at Microsoft Podcast, a podcast about about how Microsoft culture has evolved, starting with the way we talk Podcast
1) E09 Anna Bertrand: Customer service with a smile (interview)
A company lives and dies by its customer service. Today on the pod, we talk with Anna Bertrand about what her team does to ensure that Microsoft support is constantly improving. Anna is a Senior Su...Show More
2) E08 Jennifer Warnick: The birth of corporate storytelling
Laying down some story arcs with flat track roller and prolific writer, Jennifer Warnick, today on the pod. Tune in to hear how this journalist turned content strategist is using her storytelling supe...Show More
3) E07 Catherine Minden: Revamping the Microsoft Writing Style Guide (interview)
In this episode, we talk to Catherine Minden, owner of Catherine Minden Editorial Services, about her role in updating and maintaining the Microsoft Writing Style Guide. Microsoft Writing Style Gui...Show More
E07 Catherine Minden: Revamping the Microsoft Writing Style Guide (interview)
35:55 | Jan 22nd, 2018
4) E06 Jonathan Foster: Characterizing Cortana's personality (interview)
Ever wondered who writes what Cortana says? Today, on the pod, we talk to Jonathan Foster, Principal Content Experiences Manager, about just that. Jonathan's career spans film, television, fine-wine...Show More
5) E05 David Betz: Writing about Microsoft Design (interview)
David Betz, Senior Writer on the Windows Content Experiences team, talks to us about his editorial work for Microsoft Design's Medium publications. Prior to Microsoft, David served as VP of Storyte...Show More
6) E04 Laura Reilly: Crafting Microsoft Office marketing messaging (interview)
In this episode, we talk to Laura Reilly, Senior Writer on the Microsoft Office Brand Experiences Team, about putting people back at the heart of productivity. Laura's career started in journalism,...Show More
E04 Laura Reilly: Crafting Microsoft Office marketing messaging (interview)
37:25 | Jan 3rd, 2018
7) E03 Jenn Bost & Amy King: Get to know your hosts
In this episode, Jenn and Amy interview each other so you can get to know your podcast hosts better. Tune in to discover how long they've been writers, how their careers started, and what they're work...Show More
8) E02 Brian McKenna: People-oriented writing (interview)
In this episode of the Words Work at Microsoft Podcast, we talk to Brian McKenna—a respected creative director and copywriter in Seattle who was an integral part of Microsoft Office voice work. Jenn...Show More
9) E01: Anna Gregory, Uncovering Microsoft brand voice (interview)
In this inaugural episode of the Words Work at Microsoft podcast we talk to Anna Gregory, Principal Voice Strategist at Microsoft, about her efforts to uncover Microsoft brand voice. If you don't k...Show More