Subject:RE: Funny Tech Writing From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- optonline -dot- net> To:wanda -dot- jane -at- gmail -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 01 May 2006 18:50:56 -0400
The helicopter approach often works in certain situations with my wife. She
notices a new toy I have purchased and asks when I bought it. The discussion
then centers about the timing of the purchase, rather than the purchase
itself.
Tech writing tie in.
A content writer is a productive writer.
_____
Peter
All things being equal,
a fat person uses more soap
than a skinny person
> LOL, and from recent personal experience remember to make a big note to
> yourself if you do as Joe suggests:
>
> Joe Malin wrote:
>
> >The helicopter approach was suggested to me as a way of defusing picky
> >SMEs. Put one outrageously wrong thing into the documentation, and the
> >SME would jump all over it. He or she would then be distracted away from
> >attempting to correct grammar errors, spelling mistakes, etc.
> >
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