certification (was: ranting STC

[Brierley, Sean]

Well, product and user could both be internal. The product could be the
company's telephone system and the user could be the techs who maintain
it.

Manufacturer, okay, I can see your point here but I'd not get hung up on
it. You might be a tech writer for a staffing agency or a networking
consultancy that does not make anything but sells services.

Cheers. 

-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+sean.brierley=ipc.com at lists.techwr-l.com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sean.brierley=ipc.com at lists.techwr-l.com] On
Behalf Of Dan Goldstein
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 8:56 AM
To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
Subject: RE: [TCP] certification (was: ranting STC

"Technical Communicators represent the interface between product and
user. Professional Technical Communicators are the users' advocates.
They work for the manufacturers and, at the same, time try to meet the
users' needs for usable information."

Not every tech writer works with a commercial product.
Not every tech writer works for a manufacturer.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damien Braniff
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 8:47 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: [TCP] certification (was: ranting STC
> 
> How so? It's Friday afternoon here so my brain's already moving into 
> weekend mode :-)
> 
> It says about TWers:
> 
>   They're the interface between product and user; user advocates
>   Work for manufacturers yet try to meet user needs
>   Ensure products are used effectively, safely etc
>   Analyze product... (effectively user/task analysis)
>   Analyze specifications... (OK if you're lucky!)
>   Develop docs to help users enjoy... (maybe not the word!)
>   Have to be well trained and educated in competencies...
>  
> While maybe a bit 'academic' I don't see how it would exclude anyone 
> from this list. We are all well trained aren't we? :-)
> 


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