Re: This too is technical communication

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Good point, Beth. I'd like to see them informing
people as to what technical writers do and why it's
valuable, or doing so more aggressively. Technical
writers need to make the world aware that technical
writing is a skillset, that not everyone can do it,
and that it is essential to product success.

We've got a public image problem worse than that of
Microsoft... most people have read or skimmed at least
one terribly-written junk manual in the last month,
and they're hopping mad about it. Instead of closing
ranks to defend this mediocre documentation, technical
writers should fight for better documentation.

--- Beth Agnew <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca> wrote:

> This is where
> I think the STC needs
> to start outreach -- publicizing what we do and how
> we can improve all sorts
> of communication, including marketing, financial,
> and institutional.



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