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Subject:Complex writing, systems, and corporate politics From:Joseph T Chew <jtchew -at- CSA3 -dot- LBL -dot- GOV> Date:Tue, 16 Mar 1993 10:52:11 PST
Peggy Thompson writes;
PT> "If a good writer cannot document a system clearly and simply,
PT> the system is poorly designed." Think about THAT one next time
PT> you question the worth of your work or think that something must
PT> be wrong with you when you get helplessly mired while writing!)
Think about it when you sit down with the project manager to
discuss the problem, too -- especially if you have an idea
for improving the system. This is an excellent "value added"
role for the technical communicator with a knack for gadgets.
