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Subject:Re: Value of good communication? From:Joy Brady-Beer <joy_m_brady -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 26 Apr 2001 04:49:12 -0700 (PDT)
Geoff didn't mention that the latest STC Intercom
Magazine (April 2001) contains an article, "The Value
Added by Technical Communicators" by Mark Edelman of
the New York Metro Chapter of STC. Mr. Edelman does
not give quantitative data, but supplies a list of
concepts that you can use yourself to provide a value
assessment of the tech writer role in your own firm.
(BTW, This issue features a wonderful article about
cheating the fast-cheap-good-pick-two triangle, by
Geoff himself! Humility probably explains why he
didn't mention the latest magazine in his post. <g>)
Joy Beer
--- "Hart, Geoff" <Geoff-H -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA> wrote:
> Tracee Ross wondered: <<Does anyone have resources
> that explain the value of
> good technical writing/communication in a company? I
> am looking for
> quantitative and qualitative data to share with my
> management.>>
>
> Have a look through the techwr-l archives for a
> starter. If you're an STC
> member or know someone who is, you could also obtain
> a copy of the special
> issue of their journal _Technical Communication_ on
> value added: that's
> Volume 42(1), published in early 1995.
=====
Joy Beer
Technical Writer
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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