Concision?

["Pinkham, Jim" <Jim -dot- Pinkham -at- voith -dot- com>]

"Concision," huh? I thought you meant "conciseness," and I had to go
look the two up.

Merriam-Webster dates "concision" back to the 14th century, but its
first listed rendering is archaic, "a cutting up or off," and then the
second rendering, of indeterminate origin, gets at conciseness.
"Conciseness," on the other hand, dates to around 1590 and has the
definition I suspect you meant: "marked by brevity of expression or
statement." 

So accurate, brief, clear -- that's what we value. Hmm...and someone
just suggested law?? :)

OK, enough tweaking...back to work.

Respectfully,
Jim

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Subject: RE: Career transition away from tech writing

> I'm thinking about leaving the field of technical writing and I'm very

> interested in learning about the jobs other technical writers have 
> transitioned to. Project management, training, and user experience
seem
> to be the more common transitions, but are there other areas you may 
> have ventured into?
> 
> Thank you.

I would bet this comes up more often than one might think. How about any
field that values concision, clarity, and precision. To these I add
attention to detail and the ability to organize one's thoughts.

Craig
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