RE: This too is technical communication

Subject: RE: This too is technical communication
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:18:14 -0700 (PDT)

> the system for granted. So that would be a "clueless idiot."

I reject this whole "clueless idiot" position.

Being a professional technical writer means you have the skill to
write your document as best as you know how. It has nothing to do
with writing a document because you know too much, not enough or just
the right amount.

It also means that you know how to get the right information from the
subject matter experts. The amount of information you already know
has nothing to do it. The skill is an interviewing skill, not whether
you are clueless or not.

Any stance that maintains that the correct technical level of the
document is achieved because of any factor other than knowing how to
is absurd.


John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

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