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Subject:Re: Oh, no - not another learning experience!! From:Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> Date:Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:23:41 -0400
To which I usually reply "I don't think everyone understands what we
are doing, since we're having this conversation." Usually you have to
back them up a few steps and then bring them back in from a different
angle.
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Peter Neilson<neilson -at- windstream -dot- net> wrote:
> From the tech writing perspective, I've heard, and I'm sure others have
> heard more than once, "Just start writing. We don't need to waste time
> on a documentation plan, for gosh sakes. I'm sure everyone here
> understands what we are doing."
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