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humor Re: When the term "Technical Writer" just doesn't cut it
Subject:humor Re: When the term "Technical Writer" just doesn't cut it From:cewinch -at- aep -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L Writing" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:14:32 -0500
"All the versions of me"? I can see the T-shirt now...."Does one need to
have multiple personalities to be a technical writer?...No, but it helps."
;)
Connie Winch
Senior Technical Communicator
American Electric Power
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Re: When the term "Technical Writer" just doesn't cut it
I work at being a generalist with at least one or two
skills that stand out enough for me to claim them as
specialties (these have varied over time). I maintain
resumes for all versions of me, just in case.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Connie Giordano
<connie -at- therightwordz -dot- com> wrote:
> Back in the 90's I heard and saw a lot of so-called
> experts advising writers to "specialize, generalists
> don't have any career future." I'm so very glad
> I ignored that advice.
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