Re: Okay all you independent contractors: hit the bricks with THIS

[Michael West <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- net -dot- au>]

Dick Margulis asks:

> So why haven't tech writers penetrated the consulting world 
> and proven their value? Yes, I know there are firms that employ 
> TWs. But it seems to me there are an awful lot that don't employ 
> them, or don't employ enough of them, anyway

I've had some unpleasant and unproductive experiences
working with consulting firms. It seems that a significant
numbers of them are extremely averse to having their written 
or spoken words turned into plain English. 

Why? For some insight, read _The Emperor's New Clothes_ 
by Hans Christian Anderson.

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Mike West
Melbourne, Australia


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