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Re: Editorial/Press Release - What are some points to consider while writing?
Subject:Re: Editorial/Press Release - What are some points to consider while writing? From:Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 2 Nov 2005 08:37:25 -0800 (PST)
Jennifer:
The major thing that a software product TW needs to do
is come up with a comprehensive, integrated
understanding of the essential end-user goals to be
accomplished with the system and - most importantly -
how all those goals interrelate. (These will
subsequently be decomposed into tasks and steps.)
Tony Markos
--- "Jennifer C. Bennett" <fritillary -at- gmail -dot- com>
wrote:
>
....What questions should I ask myself and the subject
> matter expert before
> writing? From the examples I have seen, the
> important thing is to outline
> the key features of the software. Is it more
> important to give a brief
> overview of the product, then go into the new
> features, or is it more
> effective to describe the new features first and
> then go inot an overview?
>
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