Re: Academic Research in TechComm

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> > In this case, why bother striving for high quality in 
> > tech communication? Mediocrity seems king...
> > 
> The reason to strive for quality is that you are personally driven
> to turn out the best work you can, for your own satisfaction,
> whether anyone else can tell the difference or not. When that 
> drive starts to push costs up without delivering value for the
> company, though, there's a problem.

Besides...they most certainly CAN tell the difference...or at least
they can recognize the lack of it when they see it (or don't see it).
How do we know they can see it? Lowering of rates, moving jobs
overseas, lack of respect, etc.

BTW...and I kid you not...I was in my manager's office reviewing a
document and I saw a book on preparing for the PMP certification
exam. We talked a few minutes on it, then out of the blue, he asks
"Do technical writers have a certification?"

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

?Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone 
amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built 
the Titanic.? - Dave Barry

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