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I kind of like my title. I am a Star Trek fan and once had aspirations of
becoming a Naval officer. The head one here is "da Boss Lady", our sales guy
is "Sultan of Sales" and we also have Tim Altom, a regular contributor to
the list, as the Head Techno Geek.
What are your interests, hobbies, likes, dislikes? You could something like
"Writer of Paper Kindling" (as we know many end users will call support for
help and never touch the book). Make a brainstorming list of titles already
out there from you interests. You should be able to find something. Think
back to your childhood and things you did and loved. "Killer of people who
don't use their turn signals" would be a little to long for a title (it was
a thought though). Try and keep it short and sweet, but to the point. It
tells people something about you.
Have fun...it reminds you what really interests you or aggravates you. : )
As always,
Lora M Beene
Vice Admiral of Learning
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kat Nagel" <kat_nagel -at- rte -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 8:07 AM
Subject: ?Clever job titles
> After 14 years of freelancing, I've received an offer I can't refuse
> from a local software development firm. In addition to the official
> title on my business card, there is space for an additional
> word/phrase. The company already has an HR Goddess and a Systems
> Goddess. I don't want to encroach on their territory, so I'm
> looking for a good tag line.
>
> Somewhere in the deep dark recesses of my brain, there is a vague
> memory of a discussion on this list about clever titles for
> technical writers. The only specific one I remember is Mr. Hart's
> "Professional idiot". I've been poking through the archives, but I
> can't seem to find the right combination of key words to pull up the
> rest of the posts.
>
> Did anyone keep a running list of the suggested titles for their own
> personal amusement?
>
> Can anyone suggest new possibilities?
>
>
> Kat Nagel
> Senior Technical Writer
> Real Time Enterprises http://www.rte.com
> kat_nagel -at- rte -dot- com
>
>
