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Never fear, Ben. We're all experts at talking about what we're experts at.
And when I had 4 years under my belt (some of them part-time), people were
already referring to me as an "experienced technical writer." Of course,
that was *many* years ago -- well, 2.7, actually.
Dan Goldstein
-----Original Message-----
From: twriter01 -at- mindspring -dot- com
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 2:47 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: SME vs. Audience
Wow! Thanks for all the input. This list is always so candid! I have to
say I like Mr. Hart's reply the most. Thanks!
I only have 2-3 years under my belt as a tech writer, but I guess I
haven't been working hard enough, because I can't say that I'm an expert
in Java database programming, nor can I say I am an expert in chemical
engineering or manufacturing. My hat goes off to all of you experts (no
sarcasm intended)--Ben Jimenez
