Articles by Sean Williams

Sean D. Williams, PhD is Professor and Director of the Technical Communication and Information Design program at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, one of a handful of stand-alone technical communication programs in the United States. In addition to his work in higher education which accounts for three books, scores of scholarly articles, invited presentations, and an international research fellowship in Barcelona, Sean has worked as an industry consultant and contractor for 25 years. His industry work ranges from participating as a co-founder in three technology startups, to authoring documentation for the pharmaceutical industry, to architecting a complex healthcare information database. Most recently, Sean’s work focuses on user experience design in environmental communication, where his central concern is understanding how best to communicate complex science information to drive personal conservation behaviors and effect public policy changes.

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Conversation Design for Technical Communication

January 12, 2026

What is Technical Communication?

November 1, 2023

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