RE: Information Engineers

["Gordon McLean" <Gordon -dot- McLean -at- GrahamTechnology -dot- com>]

Neither have I Stuart but I'd take a guess that Brian is trying to suggest
that the bulk of our role is to provide information and education. I think
we all know by now that 'know your audience' is part of being a technical
... communicator?  And that for a lot of us we start with a basic level of
presumed (researched!) knowledge on the part of our readers.

This discussion has been great, and backs up a lot of the 'gut feel' stuff
I've had for the past few years... Although that mighta been too much
curry.. 

Gordon

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Subject: RE: Information Engineers

Brian Gause said:
 > This job is about communicating complex tasks to users who  > know
nothing.

There may be such jobs, but I've never (in 15 years as a TW) had to write
for users who know nothing.

Stuart


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