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Agreed. What I do is by no means limited to writing.
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And by the way, when I worked for Neil, if I had tried to limit my job to *only* writing, he'd have shoved me out the window (if we'd had a window, which we didn't). Graphics, Web design, project management... it was all in there. But we call it tech writing.
Now I'm a Quality Assurance Manager for an FDA- and MDD-regulated medical device manufacturer, and my responsibilities are wonderfully diverse. But if you put it in a job description and slapped "Senior Technical Writer" at the top, no good tech writer would be surprised.
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From: Cardimon, Craig
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:49 AM
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Subject: RE: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication
I love that definition since I definitely write documentation for a living.
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From: Dan Goldstein
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:46 AM
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Then there's always Neil Churgin's definition: "A technical communicator communicates to others that they are not a technical writer and watch out if you call me one. A technical writer works for a living."
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From: Cardimon, Craig
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 8:22 AM
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Subject: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication
I came across a good post today on the difference between Technical Writing and Technical Communication.
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