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Re: Breaking into the tech writing job market

Subject: Re: Breaking into the tech writing job market
From: Beth Agnew <beth -dot- agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:26:45 -0400

Another thing is the level of stress the reader is under when they try to deal with our publication. Some documentation is only consulted when the user runs into a problem. By then, the capacity of the brain to comprehend the material is compromised. A PhD under stress is not reading at the post-doc level, but probably much lower.

Of course, there are times when it's just too late to read the manual (How do we turn off that auto-destruct sequence again?!?!?). To turn off, press red button would work nicely.
--Beth

Al Geist wrote:

YET, it is important that our audiences understand us, especially if those audiences are involved in something that could harm them or others.

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Beth Agnew
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Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
Toronto, ON 416.491.5050 x3133
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