Breaking into the tech writing job market

[Beth Agnew]

Another thing is the level of stress the reader is under when they try 
to deal with our publication. Some documentation is only consulted when 
the user runs into a problem. By then, the capacity of the brain to 
comprehend the material is compromised. A PhD under stress is not 
reading at the post-doc level, but probably much lower.

Of course, there are times when it's just too late to read the manual 
(How do we turn off that auto-destruct sequence again?!?!?). To turn 
off, press red button would work nicely.
--Beth

Al Geist wrote:
> YET, it is important that our audiences understand us, especially if 
> those audiences are involved in something that could harm them or others.

-- 
Beth Agnew
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Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
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