Re: This too is technical communication

["Mike Starr" <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com>]

I've often opined that one of my principal duties as a technical writer is 
to be a "professional clueless idiot".

Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Bedinger" <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>
Subject: Re: This too is technical communication

<snip>
>
> "Interview participants are often selected because of their expertise,
> and they may find it difficult to recall what itâs like /not/ to know
> their domain."
>
> I think this is the soul of tech writing. The heart of tech writing
> (what's a sacrifice without the heart ) is, of course, that they'll have
> a hard time saying what they know, and that information won't be
> accounted for in the design unless the designer (ahem, tech writer) can
> get it out of them.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Ned Bedinger
> doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com 

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