Re: Technical Communication in Manufacturing Industry

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Don't take my comments as a statement that all engineers could 
write well once upon a time.  Even in the "good old days" there
were plenty of engineers who couldn't string a proper sentence
together.  It was simply that being able to communicate your
ideas clearly without the need for support from a writer was 
considered a characteristic of a *better* engineer, just as most
managers evaluating writers would likely consider one who can 
create figures without the assistance of an illustrator a better
writer.  An engineer who couldn't create a usable document 
wasn't necessarily considered unqualified, just less qualified,
and could easily be gainfully employed for an entire career, 
with somewhat lesser prospects for advancement.  In any 
company that lacks either the resources or the will to have a 
technical publications group, this is often still the case.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Margulis" <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>