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Subject:RE: Best Documentation From:"Anthony Markatos" <tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:Kathi -dot- Knill -at- level8 -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Mon, 07 Feb 2000 08:41:58 PST
Anthony Markatos says:
SNIP: writting skills are of RELATIVELY minor importance in technical
communications.
Kathi Knill said:
I think you are exaggerating big time!
Tony Markatos said:
When was the last time that you participated in or witnessed a tech comm
project that fell apart because of poor writing skills?
Note: I don't mean situations in which, because of poor task analysis,
estimating, graphics, or project management, the writing did not make sense.
I mean situations in which these other things were properly done, but
things fell apart because of poor writing technique.
In over fifteen years of tech comm experience, including leadership of some
very large scale projects, I have never experinced such.
If you have experienced such, please let me know which part of the world you
live in - I'm moving!
Tony Markatos
(tonmar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
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