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Subject:Re: I need a title From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 3 Nov 1996 09:11:22 -0800
On Fri, 1 Nov 1996 11:59:24 -0800, Sella Rush wrote:
>Now my boss wants me to pick a new title for myself, something that doesn't
>pigeonhole me when I have contact with people outside the company. But I'd
>like something that still reflects my primary job (and what I went to
>school so many years for!)
How about, "Technical Communicator"? (Or if you want to have fun and
be a little pompous about it, "Head of Technical Communications"? :-)
It's still a perfect description of your primary (and learned)
position, while covering more areas of contact than simply "writing".
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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