Re: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication

Subject: Re: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication
From: reshma pendse <reshma_pendse -at- yahoo -dot- co -dot- in>
To: "Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>, 'Kat Kuvinka' <katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com>, "'klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com'" <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>, "'techwr -at- genek -dot- com'" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>, "'awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com'" <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 00:03:10 +0800 (SGT)

To anyone I meet who doesn't work in the software industry, I say I am in the Software development industry. That might lead them to assume many different things, but unless they probe further, I don't elaborate.

-Reshma


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Sent: Friday, 6 April 2012 6:45 PM
Subject: RE: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication

My mom tells everyone, "He works in computers."

From: Kat Kuvinka [mailto:katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 9:15 AM
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Subject: RE: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication


Many people have and still do think that as a technical writer I "write computer programs."

My parents are pretty sure I "do computer stuff."

> The only problem with telling people you are a professional writer, from what I can see, is that they immediately assume you write novels, not procedures or instructions or user guides.
>
> Me: "Hi, I'm a professional writer."
> Them: "Wow! That's great! What books have you written?"
>
> Or
>
> Me: "Hi, I'm a technical writer."
> Them: "Oh. What's that?"
>
>

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Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication: From: Cardimon, Craig
RE: Post on Technical Writing vs. Technical Communication: From: Dan Goldstein
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