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Subject:RE: Additions to Technical Communication Skills From:"technical writing plus" <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net> To:"'Techwr-l'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:19:24 -0600
Tim, Down at the bottom of that great list that you got from a web site, I
noticed that there was a list that describes the crux of what technical
writers do in their jobs. I've copied that part of the list here. I think
this particular part of the list sums it up quite well. The 'hard skills'
and 'listening' parts of this sublist are most salient, I think. Jim Jones
>> Hard Skills
>> . Concise, audience-appropriate writing
>> . Minimalist writing
>> . Production, copy, and substantive editing
>> Proofreading & page markup
>> . Web page development
>> . Online help development
>> Soft Skills
>> . Creativity, imagination, visualization
>> Research
>> Listening
>> . Analyzing audiences
>> . Writing from point of view of user/reader
>> . Interviewing people (SMEs and others)
>> . Facilitating meetings
>> . Analyzing & managing a project/multiple projects
>> . Working productively as part of a team
>> . Working without direct supervision
>> . Meeting deadlines
>> . Understanding the product
>> . Analyzing, planning, prioritizing and organizing skills
>> . Familiarity with mediums such as user manuals, marketing
>> literature, technical illustrations, documentation, etc.
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