Re: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken

Subject: Re: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken
From: John Hedtke <john -at- hedtke -dot- com>
To: Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net>, Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:55:58 -0700

FWIW, we were discussing this at the January STC Board of Directors
meeting. We'd like to move the terminology from "technical writers"
to "technical communicators," in large part because we do more than
just write. The lines between what's business writing vs. technical
writing are a bit blurry, but, then, so are the lines between many
other similar job titles in our field.

Yours truly,

John Hedtke
Author/Consultant/Contract Writer
www.hedtke.com <-- website
Region 7 Director, STC
541-685-5000 (office landline)
541-554-2189 (cell)
john -at- hedtke -dot- com (primary email)
johnhedtke -at- aol -dot- com (secondary email)

At 10:29 AM 4/30/2008, Nancy Allison wrote:
>I dunno if this thread-renaming will take.
>
>I would have agreed with your definition until I got this last
>contract. I've been hired as a tech writer -- we're all called tech
>writers -- to write about banking regulations.
>
>Are we still tech writers, or should we really be called business writers?
>
>--Nancy
>
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