Re: 10 Things All Technical Writers Should Do

Subject: Re: 10 Things All Technical Writers Should Do
From: Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:36:06 -0800 (PST)


Andrew:

The major thing that a Technical Writer is to do is to
come up with a detailed, comprehensive understanding
of the essential end-user tasks and how all those
tasks interrelate. Special emphasis is to be placed
upon the interrelationships.

Tony Markos

--- Andrew Plato <gilliankitty -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

>
> Repost.
>
> 1. You understand or are willing to learn the
> subject matter.
>
> 2. You have no emotional attachments to your work.
> You see it as product that
> needs to be perfected, not an expression of
> yourself.
>
> 3. You ask relevant, probing questions and listen to
> the answers.
>
> 4. Prioritize your time. Focus on what is most
> important: content..........
>




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