Re: Training a new writer

["Salette Latas" <salette -at- latasgroup -dot- com>]

Karen Gloor wrote:

I've been "given"
a person, part-time, to be on my team as a technical
writer.  Catch is, she has never had any training
whatsoever in the field ...Her background is in the
testing arena.


Response:

It sounds like you're doing a lot of things right. One additional thing I
might suggest is to have her perform the final peer edit, proofread, QC
check, or whatever you call it in your group, on everything that goes out.
As a tester, she might have some surprisingly good skills in this area. As a
bonus, she is required to read everything that everyone else writes, which
is a good way to absorb the team's style.

Best of luck!

Salette Latas

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