RE: Non-English tech writer

Subject: RE: Non-English tech writer
From: Larry <Larry -at- dr-text -dot- co -dot- il>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:13:27 +0200

Ola,

I am the Co-CEO of a small tech write company in Israel. English is not the
first language for a significant number of our staff writers. The successful
ones have been able, over time, to bring their language skills to a high
enough level so as require only standard editing. This requires that editing
for their work be performed with a long view and didactically.

Peace,
Larry Imberman
Dr. Text Technical Communication
Office: 04 8440545
Mobile: 0523665143
Web: www.dr-text.co.il <http://www.dr-text.co.il>
"Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or
hard work.
It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your
heart."


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Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:44 PM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Non-English tech writer

We have hired an Indian tech writer to help out with our offshoring work. He
is headquartered in India. His English is not standard, to say the least.
Has anyone experience with bringing a foreigner's writing skills up to
levels where it could be published the same as a native speaker's? Of
course, there was Joseph Conrad, but I'm thinking about just a normal person
who has reached the age of 25. We just want to be able to use his work
without a lot of editing.



He has a Master's in English from an Indian university and is intelligent,
well-read, and certainly well educated in other ways.





Ola Humphries * Technical Writer * SunGard * Energy Solutions * 1221 Lamar,
Suite 950, Houston, TX, 77010 * Tel Office 713-210-8291 * Home 713-864-1553
* Fax 713-210-8004 * <http://www.sungard.com/energy> www.sungard.com/energy



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