RE: Single Most Important Tech Writer Skill

Subject: RE: Single Most Important Tech Writer Skill
From: "walden miller" <wmiller -at- vidiom -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:57:56 -0600

I think that the response choices are not ideal, but given them, I would
select writing or other.

The other would be the ability to juggle writing skills, corporate/client
politics, interpersonal relations, home life, source material, multiple
projects/requests.

AND the ability to empathize with the audience.

There are many people with writing talent. Not all of them can easily
become tech writers based on that talent.

walden


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References:
Single Most Important Tech Writer Skill: From: Lief Erickson

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