RE: Essential software/programming skills for TC?

[Ed <hamonwry12 -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

I'd agree with everything you listed, and include CSS. If you know HTML, you
definitely need to know CSS, especially if you're using Flare, and I think
Robohelp. 

-=Ed.

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> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 6:44 AM
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> Subject: Essential software/programming skills for TC?
> 
> While I accept that in some sense this 'unanswerable' being dependent on
> employers/industries, I would nevertheless appreciate opinions on the
> following:
> 
> What are the essential software/programming skills a new tech
communicatior
> MUST possess?
> 
> To give some context, I've been a 'writer' in various capacities for many
> years, needing little other than Word to do my work. Now in my 40s, I'm
> "retraining" in the sense of doing an MA in Tech Comm. While the MA is
> great for the 'soft' skills (theory of ID, Comm Planning, Audience
> Analysis, Usability etc) I find myself overwhelmed when looking at the
> trade in the variety of software/programming skills discussed. To name a
> few: QuarkXP, InDesign, Framemaker, Flare, RoboHelp, Dreamweaver, XML,
> Html, Java, Python, various C languages, Json, JQuery - and those are just
> off the top of my head.
> 
> Which, if any of these (and if not these, what else?) can I _NOT_ afford
to
> have missing from my CV/Resume?
> 
> n.b. I know there are many other essential skills for being a TC that have
> nothing to do with software/programming, but I am pretty well aware of
> those already. Likewise, 'ability to learn any of the above quickly' is
> something I also recognise, but I'd appreciate specific answers to the
> question.
> 
> Thx in advance for any thoughts!
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> Phil Stokes BA MA TESOLcert
> Language Instructor
> Chulalongkorn University Language Institute
> Phaya Thai Road
> Patumwan
> Bangkok
> 10330
> Thailand
> 
> 
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