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>Or, phrased differently, if you could mandate a single
> course/class/training session/on the job experience
> for your co-workers or employees (as the case might be),
> what would it be? Editing 101? Rereading Strunk and White
> 5 times fast? Three years in customer service? Computer
> tech support for your product? Computer tech support
> for Frame?
It depends on context, of course. Often, a three-week vacation
will get your head on straighter than any course of study. But
I found that the three most useful courses I ever took were
Engineering Economics, Introduction to Typing, and Technical
Illustration.
-- Robert
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36475 Norton Creek Road * Blodgett * Oregon * 97326
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