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Subject:RE: Role of a Technical Writer in IT - My take From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:00:20 -0400
Nayanika...
This is not correct and you do a disservice to those technical writers who
are VERY GOOD and specialize in a particular area. Does this mean that if I
do only proposals but wouldn't know how to do an installation manual if my
goldfish's life depended on it, then I'm not a "technical writer"?
Why is it important to qualify what we do if we want to be considered a
technical writer? I prefer the definition similar to the Supreme Court
Justice, who when asked if he could define pornography...said "I cannot
define it, but I know it when I see it."
If you are a technical writer, you know it. If you aren't sure if you are
one or not, then you aren't.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
212-414-6656
-----Original Message-----
From: nayanikay -at- yahoo -dot- com [mailto:nayanikay -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 3:31 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Role of a Technical Writer in IT - My take
Hi,
Some of you have said it all I think. I would think a TW would need to do
the following and more to constantly add value:
1) Write
a) end-user documentation like
- User Manuals
- Quick Ref Guides
- Installation Manuals
b) Marketing Collateral like
- Proposals
- Response to RFPs and RFIs
...
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