RE: Description of Tech Writers

[jgarison -at- ide -dot- com]

When I teach technical writing, I always start off the first class by
defining what it is that technical writers so. My take on it:

"I get to be Arthur Conan Doyle for a living. I spend half my time as
Sherlock Holmes - turning over rocks, uncovering clues, putting together a
big complicated puzzle from randomly gathered bits of information. Then I
spend the other half of my time as Dr. Watson - writing it down in such a
manner that it enlightens my audience."


John Garison
Documentation Manager
IDe, Concord, MA
978-402-2907
jgarison -at- ide -dot- com




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