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Subject:RE: Jobs going Overseas 2nd OT From:"Brent P. Newhall" <me -at- other-space -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:24:24 -0400 (EDT)
Sean Wheller wrote:
> --- "Brent P. Newhall" <me -at- other-space -dot- com> wrote:
>> * We're guaranteed to know the language, and
>> language comprehension (or
>> lack thereof) will be obvious much more quickly with
>> a local TW than with
>> an outsourced one.
>
> Indian writers can make the same claim. In fact many
> of them speak and write nearly perfect English.
Many of them, certainly. Most? All? As many as English speakers?
I don't know. I do know that, in my experience, my local colleagues have
generally had much stronger English skills than my international
colleagues. :shrug: I'm simply offering an opinion.
[snip]
> Communication is essential in our job, but there is no
> preference on the medium for communication.
I would hesitate to make such a blanket statement as this. I certainly
have a strong preference for face-to-face communication, and studies have
shown that it is the most efficient in terms of the amount of information
presented and minimal chance of misinterpretation.
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