Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition fortechnical writer?

Subject: Re: What do you guys think of STCs new definition fortechnical writer?
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 12:17:24 -0700

It also includes the directions for the microwave
lasagna I just had for lunch. How "technical"
would most people consider that?

The more specific a job description or definition
is, the more people it potentially excludes. That's
one reason we use job descriptions.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
> "Technical Communication" isn't always the communication of
> "technology."
> In the definition I posted here, I said, in part, that "technical
> communication was the communication of technical subject matter."
>
> "Technical subject matter" can include technology or the technical
> aspects
> of requirements, business processes, or any other subject matter that
> is
> "technical."

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