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Subject:Re: Naming a department From:Richard Mateosian <xrmxrm -at- gmail -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:39:31 -0800
It doesn't meet the one-word criterion, but how about User Experience?
Let's expand into other people's areas for a change, rather than vice
versa. :-) ...RM
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Paul Goble <pgcommunication -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I want a name that says "Come here for post-sales instructional and
> informational materials, usability consulting, and editing, but go
> down the hall to find the guy who writes brochures." (Of course, the
> department may expand to include things like Marcom, so I'll listen to
> those options, too.) The ideal name will be a single word which
> conveys, without explanation, the full spectrum of what an enlightened
> technical communicator does, while looking very impressive when
> printed on a resume :-).
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Richard Mateosian <xrm -at- pacbell -dot- net>
Berkeley, California
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