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Subject:Re: Tips on how to talk to SMEs From:punit shrivastava <punitshrivastava -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> Date:Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:04:34 +0530
Hi Dan,
Sorry if it sounds like all do not help. I meant some are always there in
the group who do not cooperate upto professional level, and have observed
this as a common scenario.
In the same way there can be some SMEs too who may fail to cooperate. We
need to check what way to find to get cooperation from them, instead of
making them sound like Aliens.
Thanks
Punit
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Dan Goldstein <
DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi Punit,
>
> I don't understand the third sentence at all. Are you saying that the
> writers within your TW department don't help each other out? Sorry to
> hear that! It sounds like a pretty toxic environment for a writer, but I
> don't think it's typical. Obviously, if the TWs don't have a healthy
> working relationship with each other, it woulkd be much harder to
> develop one with the rest of the company.
>
>
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> ... But, whatever scenario you may work on just question yourself will
> your fellow tech writer colleague be passing all information to at your
> will, unless you are 'friends' with him/her. Probably NO. As even in our
> own department (if more than two writers are there) we do not favor
> consider equally worthy to share our views or provide our help so
> willingly....
>
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