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Subject:Re: What Are Writing Skills? From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:54:30 -0800 (PST)
> Just out of curiosity, what is meant by "writing
> skills"? I mean, grammar aside, if the TW knows the
> product and the users, he/she is going to be able to
> write user friendly documentation about it. If not,
> nothing is going to save him/her. Isn't the real need
> analysis skills - not writing skills?
Imagine the protypical geek. Introverted, antisocial, etc. Reads Dr
Dobb's Journal for light entertainment. He knows the application
inside and out...he wrote most of it.
Can it be assumed, simply by him knowing it inside and out, that he
will be able to write user friendly documents?
I don't think so. However, someone of that knowledge with decent
writing skills will be hands down better than someone who writes
brilliant text but has 0% understanding of the application.
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John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
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