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re: What job did you have before you became a technical communicator?
Subject:re: What job did you have before you became a technical communicator? From:<Esther -dot- Asham -at- argodata -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Nov 2003 11:11:57 -0600
Scott,
Before becoming a technical communicator I was a physics teacher and lab assistant. During that time, I got involved in teaching as well as compiling and writing the lectures and lab sheets. It was then that I discovered the joy of loving what you are doing and trying to convey it in a simplified way to others. My "customers" were then my students and when I saw their faces light up when they understood a concept that they thought was too hard, that was my greatest reward. I then discovered that I love to help people and the way I can do it is by understanding the subject matter and conveying it in a simple way.
Hope that helps your article
Subject: What job did you have before you became a technical communicator?
From: Scott Abel <abelsp -at- netdirect -dot- net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:07:11 -0500
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Okay, the last post in my series of probing questions... I'm writing an
article about technical communication and wanted to toss this question out
for a few responses.
If you had another career before you became a technical communicator, what
was it and why did you decide to pursue technical communication?
Thanks in advance for you help.
Scott Abel
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