Re: This too is technical communication

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

This is why we must grow and define our role.
Technical writing itself implies a contractor who
arrives after the product is done and writes a cursory
manual at two pages a day. Technical communications
implies something broader than that. But if we want to
compete in a future where information is cheap, I
think we need to become champions of user-computer
interface over the life of the product.

--- Troy Klukewich <tklukewich -at- sbcglobal -dot- net> wrote:

> The offshoot is that most companies will find at
> some point that their organically grown
> documentation infrastructure does not scale, is
> extremely expensive to maintain, and does not
> localize well, costing hugely more than an entire
> documentation team to translate. That's where the
> field of technical writing itself with well
> established best practices needs to step in.
>  
> Ideally, even in a small company, the individual
> writer can provide documentation leadership,
> ensuring that deliverables are built on a solid
> foundation with the future in mind. 

User Interface design blog
http://user-advocacy.blogspot.com/
Code::Design::UI::Consulting
http://www.dionysius.com/


       
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