Re: "Weaning" strategies

Subject: Re: "Weaning" strategies
From: Sella Rush <sellar -at- APPTECHSYS -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 13:38:41 -0700

I'm not sure what these people are doing (engineering, accounting?), but
maybe they're saying something worth listening to. Proofreading is a
specific step in the process of creating a written report/document/whatever.
If the consultants' expertise is on something other than writing, it seems
to make sense that people with writing/editing/proofing expertise take over.
A dedicated proofer would not only improve and standardize written
communication, it would (hopefully) free up the consultants' time to do
whatever they do best.

Ask why the company wants to improve everyone's writing ability, and decide
whether the reasons are sensible (they may be). If not, the real solution
may be to hire a dedicated proofer.

Sella Rush
mailto:sellar -at- apptechsys -dot- com
Applied Technical Systems (ATS)
Bremerton, Washington
Developers of the CCM Database




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