Re: This too is technical communication

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Same here.  The ability to employ technical knowledge and
past experience to predict what a "clueless idiot" will and will 
not know, need to know, or be able to comprehend is a level 
of capability that is significantly higher than just being able to 
think like one.  

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>

> I reject this whole "clueless idiot" position.
> 
> Being a professional technical writer means you have the skill to
> write your document as best as you know how. It has nothing to do
> with writing a document because you know too much, not enough or just
> the right amount.
> 
> It also means that you know how to get the right information from the
> subject matter experts. The amount of information you already know
> has nothing to do it. The skill is an interviewing skill, not whether
> you are clueless or not. 
> 
> Any stance that maintains that the correct technical level of the
> document is achieved because of any factor other than knowing how to
> is absurd.

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