RE: What tech writers "do"

["egalite" <egalite -at- westnet -dot- com -dot- au>]

Aside from writing online and printed help, I do lot of product testing,
both functional and usability, and log defects into a bug tracking system.
Also provide feedback on UI design. 

By virtue of being the "piggie in the middle", I often also make the
developers aware of what's going on outside of the component they're
developing. You'd think this would be the PM's job, but I guess he doesn't
ask as many probing questions as I do.

And I make sure everyone uses the same terminology. 

Generally, if it's in my skill set, I help out where I'm needed.

Cheers,
Trish :)


: > From: Melissa Nelson
: > I will representing Michigan Tech and technical writers in 
: > general at the National College Fair next week in 
: > Baltimore. I was hoping to put together a list of what 
: > tech writers do, so that when I am asked that question, I 
: > can give some interesting answers, and not just the 
: > generic "write manuals and stuff" reply.
: > 
: >
: 

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