RE: Frustrated

[France Baril <France -dot- Baril -at- ixiasoft -dot- com>]

Sometimes you have to be just plain good at one task in order to become exceptional at the other. For exemple, I am OK at translating technical manuals from Spanish to French, but I am very good at translating manuals from English to French. Quality is about the same, but speed is not. Good vs very good. 

I am very good at automating processes, I only get by with graphic design.

I am very good at knowing where I bring value, therefore when I need complex graphics, I just send an email to the guy upstairs and thank my boss for hiring a graphic designer.

France Baril
Rédactrice Technique / Technical Writer 
IXIASOFT 
(514) 279-4942 
france -dot- baril -at- ixiasoft -dot- com 



-----Original Message-----
From: John Posada [mailto:JPosada -at- book -dot- com]
Sent: 26 juin, 2003 16:38
To: France Baril; TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Frustrated


France...I haven't seen your stuff. You may very well be Paganini of the
Procedure Manual.

>Sometimes plain good is enough, not everyone has 
>to be the Miles Davis of technical writing.

and by the way...plain good maybe good enough in situation A, but not for
situation B. Being VERY good just increases the chances that you'll be good
enough all the time.

John Posada

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