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Subject:RE: A technique to get on development's good side From:"Downing, David" <DavidDowning -at- Users -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 16 May 2005 13:12:32 -0400
The problem is that moving on isn't an option when you gotta find out
something you need to know in order to write your document.
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From: Kathleen [mailto:keamac -at- cox -dot- net]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 12:41 PM
To: Downing, David; 'TECHWR-L'
Subject: RE: A technique to get on development's good side
Dave, All,
Yes, we're all people, and we all have our good/bad days, and tech
writers are not the only people whose personality leads them toward a
particular career.
I think the writer-developer barrier could be there sometimes (at least
there's something), but it could easily be from unease or difficulty in
dealing with people (on either or both sides).
The best way to deal with it is to try different approaches, and hope
people will meet you half way. Otherwise, chalk it up to "people" and
move on as much as you can. It can be frustrating.
Kathleen
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From: Downing, David
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From: Bill Swallow [mailto:techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com]
Also, many times the wall is perceived by the tech writer but isn't
actually there.
[snip]
Developers, tech writers, dog groomers, police, and what have you...
they're all just people. Many times we forget this.
*****
True, but as I've mentioned before, it may be that the very personality
traits that draw some people to writers make them less well suited to
deal with other people. If I was someone to whom it came naturally to
establish a great rapport with my fellow human being I'd probably have
better luck getting the information I need from the SMEs -- but I also
might have been more likely to gravitate towards a career in public
relations, etc.
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