Re: Idiot Audience

Subject: Re: Idiot Audience
From: Pat Gantt <pagantt -at- POSTOFFICE -dot- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 13:02:03 -0500

Techwhirlers...

I don't believe that military trainees are unskilled newbies
etc. whatever...

Not the point... it is the excellent writing of military
trainers and tech. writers I speak of with great
respect and affection.

Truly the best pre- WWII even.
Also ala Taylorism of the industrial engineering
school...

Mager refined this style and
took it commercial. I know that some trainers
wish they had the established name of Mager.
Took a prof. that was green w/ envy he
didn't go commercial first.

Was a tech. writer for the CIA....
spooky <oooooo> ;-)

> In response to Pat's comments about military training, I wanted to add
> my 2 cents:
>
> Many people (not necessarily Pat) assume that military training is
> written to such a basic level because the military is composed of young,
> unskilled (dumb) people.

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Pat Gantt
pagantt -at- worldnet -dot- att -dot- net
M.S. Human Resource Development
The University of Tennessee
Electronic Media Design & Support

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