RE: Breaking into the tech writing job market

Subject: RE: Breaking into the tech writing job market
From: "Mike Schmidt" <mschmidt -at- weathercentral -dot- tv>
To: <beth -dot- agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 10:28:55 -0500

Yup. I mentioned that earlier, saying that a good portion of the people
(including myself) tend to go to the doc only when a problem arises. In
our field, if they're about to go on air, that can be a very stressful
moment.

Maybe those printed maps and grease pencils weren't so bad after all...

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On Behalf Of Beth Agnew
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:27 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Breaking into the tech writing job market

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.

--
Beth Agnew
Catch the Buzz: http://bethbuzz.blogspot.com STC Presentation archived
at:
http://www.301url.com/podcasting

Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology Toronto, ON 416.491.5050
x3133 http://www.tinyurl.com/83u5u

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