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Bil Gladstone
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> I have recently been short-listed for a temporary junior TW position.
> This is an entry level, low pay, 2-3 month spot, created in order to
> help the seniors TWs complete a set of minor document and web site
> updates.
>
> Utilising very simple toolset like Word and Acrobat, user docs will be
> made from scratch or (more likely) from templates, and then converted to
> several formats for internal and web delivery.
>
> The firm is prestigious in my local market, and this may be the break
> into real Technical Writing that I've been driving towards for some
> months now. I'm quite nervous.
>
> I've done plenty of work very much like this on a volunteer basis for
> local non-profits through the past year, but I'm definitely not a
> "scorcher" on the keyboard. In your experience and opinion, is my paltry
> 40 wpm going to scotch my chances?
Get yourself a copy of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing; it really works, and
is relatively painless. http://www.mavisbeacon.com/
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