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>>> Can someone explain to me the difference between a Subject Matter Expert and
>>> an Expert?
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>>[snip]
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>>Sure, Michael.
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>>The Subject Matter Expert is the guy who knows all about
>>the subject I'm writing about... The communications
>>expert is ME!
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>>Sue Gallagher
>>StarBase Corp, Irvine CA
>>sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
>>
But you are a _Technical_ Writer. If you really need a qualifier to your
expert, why not call them a _Technical_ Expert. The term Subject Matter
Expert is just plain silly. It is the sort of jargon that good writers
should excise from their copy. And as a large part of the rest of the world
will tell you, the abbreviation SME has a very specific meaning.
Michael Kenward
m -dot- kenward -at- bbcnc -dot- org -dot- uk
