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Subject:Textbook interviewees wanted From:Karen Lane <klane -at- klane -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- RAYCOMM -dot- COM Date:Sun, 09 Jan 2000 21:43:02 -0500
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We are co-authoring an introductory technical communication textbook to be
published by Allyn and Bacon in October 2001 and are writing to request
your help concerning one of its features.
The textbook will include a series of vignettes featuring individual
technical professionals in a variety of fields and industries, emphasizing
the role that communication plays in their jobs. Each vignette will provide
some quotes from the professional, some background on this person's job and
company or organization, a brief bio, and a discussion of how communication
is important on the job.
Our aim is to provide about ten vignettes on professionals from diverse
geographical locations and jobs. We want to highlight those technical
professionals for whom communication is essential (for example, systems
analysts, programmers, engineers, scientists, managers, independent
contractors, consultants) and those technical professionals whose primary
jobs are in technical communication (for example, graphics designers,
technical editors, publications directors, production managers,
webmasters). We also plan to provide a vignette for at least one
professional in academe, an engineering professor, for example.
We need your help in identifying good candidates for these vignettes.
Please take a few minutes to consider your coworkers, colleagues, friends,
and relatives. If you know of anyone who would be an interesting candidate
for one of these vignettes, please provide us the name, contact
information, and a few sentences concerning why you think this person is a
good candidate. Or if you'd like to volunteer yourself as a possible
subject, of course you may offer your own name and information. We will
screen the submissions we receive, select the ones we think most
appropriate for the textbook, and take care of everything else.
Thanks for your help.
Dan Jones
djones -at- pegasus -dot- cc -dot- ucf -dot- edu
Professor of English
University of Central Florida
Karen Lane
klane -at- klane -dot- com
Karen Lane Editorial Services
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