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Subject:RE: What to look for in a technical editor From:France Baril <Barilf -at- ixiasoft -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 22 May 2003 14:32:35 -0400
Mark Baker said:
Engineers, who want to learn
the internal operations of everything,
cannot conceive that the general
public is not like them in this respect.
It is this failure of imagination,
not poor language skills that make
them (often) poor communicators.
Well, sometimes the opposite can be true!!!!!!
Writers and editors who do not want to learn the internal operations of
everything cannot conceive that their technical audience is not like them in
this respect. It is this failure of imagination, not poor language skills
that make them (often) poor communicators.
My conclusion: You should know your subject, but more importantly you should
know your audience needs and interests!
France Baril
Rédactrice Technique / Technical Writer
IXIASOFT
(514) 279-4942
france -dot- baril -at- ixiasoft -dot- com
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