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I find that my answer (somewhere between always and frequently) parallels the
way I approach a project that I plan to do from scratch. I research, if
necessary. I sketch. I list. I review. I go over things to see if any of it is
out of order or physically impossible. I analyze it to see if step one should be
"put the dogs outside and the cats in the basement."
In other words, I'm a very methodical person. I suppose I was destined to become
a tech writer. I've taken innumerable aptitude tests in hopes of discovering a
new and exciting career for which I'm ideally suited. Always comes up tech
writer. Of course, my next project could be *developing* a new and exciting
career for which I'm ideally suited...
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Jo Baer
Senior Technical Writer
TCF National Bank
Minneapolis, Minnesota
jbaer -at- mailbox1 -dot- tcfbank -dot- com
If you can remain calm, you
just don't have all the facts.
Deborah Ray wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> We've updated the TECHWR-L Poll with a new question:
>
> How often do you, as a tech writer, read instructions or
> documentation for products you use?
>
> * Always
> * Frequently
> * Occasionally
> * Seldom
> * Never
> * Other/none of the above
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