RE: Definition of Technical Writer

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Bill Swallow [mailto:techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com] was heard to mutter:

> >   What are the specific steps (i.e., what is the desired 
> behavior) in Technical Writing?
> 
> Depends on the situation, really. A well-defined process might involve
> contextual inquiry, storyboarding, relationship diagrams, and other
> tools to build a model from which to document. A more common process
> might involve extreme amounts of caffiene and sugar while flogging the
> SMEs with rubber chickens.

Dump the chickens.
Flog the SMEs with the caffeine and sugar.

Kevin

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