Re: Question about Documentation Writing Software

Subject: Re: Question about Documentation Writing Software
From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:57:58 -0500


> The point though (and here's the tech writing tie-in)
> is to know your audience. This MBA student should know
> by now what makes for proper presentation to a
> professional forum. Now we've seen four people mention
> red flags with regard to this message, with one in
> defense of it.

If you call pointing out that it appeared more likely that it was an authentic
student effort a "defense," then I defended it.


Regardless of the intent, the way the
> survey was communicated and the format of the
> questions screamed of unprofessionalism and
> market-driven advertising.
>

I've seen plenty of professional surveys in a similar format, so I think there's
nothing unusual there.


> If this survey request was an honest request from a
> masters student for project-related research, let this
> exchange be a learning experience for the individual
> to better-present such communications in the future.
>

I don't know how much plainer the poor fellow could have made it; his e-mail
said it and the very first line of the Web page said it. But maybe you'll have a
chance to tell him personally if he returns to this list to read the responses
to his post.
--
Bonnie Granat
http://www.granatedit.com




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