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If I can help, I don't mind fixing them, but no one has ever asked for my help. Shrug.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Lauren
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On 7/3/2012 7:12 AM, Cardimon, Craig wrote:
> Tailoring our response to the the audience is critical. Saying I work in computers is quite enough for blood relatives, however!
I avoid saying anything about computers because I don't like being asked how to fix one. "I dunno, call a computer store?"
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> From: Matthew Helmke
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> I just say, "I'm a writer." When asked what I write, I tailor the response to the audience and it will range from highly technical definitions (for software dev types) to "I write whatever people need written," which is true as I have worked outside of technical documentation.
I qualify "writer" as "business writer."
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