TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
> I am considering a proffesion as a technical
> communicator and i feel that the best way to succeed
> in such a career as this is to major in Engineering
> and minor in Philosophy(as a link to the publishing
> industry).
> i would like to know how the members of this forum got
> into this field and what educational goals you would
> reccomend for someone in my position(a freshman in
> college).
I don't really see the pertinence of a Philosophy minor, either to "the
publishing industry" or to tech writing. YMMV.
The archives are full of our suggestions. Using TECHWR-L's Search
function, I tried typing (without quotes) "how did you get started" and
got 200 hits, a fair amount of which looked pertinent.
Good luck.
Keith Cronin
Tech writing. It's not ALL fast cars and Hollywood parties. But most of
the time it is. Really.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Order RoboHelp X3 and receive a $100 mail-in rebate, plus FREE
RoboScreenCapture, WebHelp Merge Module and iMarkupSoftware, for a total
giveaway value of $473! Order here: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
Help celebrate TECHWR-L's 10th Anniversary starting this month!
Check out the contests at http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/special/contests/
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday TECHWR-L....
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
