Re: Coaching less experienced folks on asking good questions

[John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I think it is good to remember that not all junior tech writers need
answers from those who would know what l33t is.

There needs to be guidance for those who are not working in a tech environment.


On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:30 AM, Eric Ray <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I was coaching a relatively new college hire the other day on asking good questions
> and communicating effectively, and thought it might be good to get other perspectives.
>
> I tend to point folks to http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html , which
> is spot-on IMHO, but pretty harsh and not exactly er....nurturing.
>
> How do you coach junior writers (or anyone, for that matter) to ask better questions?


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