[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
[Author Index (this month)][Thread Index (this month)][Top of Archive]

Re: Hiring Question

Subject: Re: Hiring Question
From: Sharon Burton <sharon -at- anthrobytes -dot- com>
To: Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:13:59 -0800

I meant, I don't care what their process is: if they draw pretty pictures, or
use postit notes, set it to music, or write themselves massive notes to do
their analysis. Matters not to me. I'm uninterested in the process they use to
do their analysis.

I care deeply about the end result of what ever their internal process is - is
the writing good and the information well designed.

sharon

Sharon Burton
CEO, Anthrobytes Consulting
951-369-8590
www.anthrobytes.com




Quoting Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>:

On 12/12/05, Sharon Burton <sharon -at- anthrobytes -dot- com> wrote:
I don't care a hoot how they analyze stuff. I care about how they write
and how they design information. That's it.

Oh, my! I have to admit I was very taken aback by that statement!

I whole-heartedly disagree. Analysis has been key in my role as a tech
writer, and now as a manager, this is the most important quality I
look for in a writer. If a tech writer cannot properly analyze
products and information, make sense out of it all, and communicate
that back to a targer audience, then it really doesn't matter how well
they design info or how well they write.

Crap is crap, whether it's lying plainly on the ground or it's neatly
wrapped in fine trimmings.

--
Bill Swallow
HATT List Owner
WWP-Users List Owner
42.8162,-73.7736
http://techcommdood.blogspot.com
============================
I support Char James-Tanny for STC Secretary.




^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Now Shipping -- WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word! Easily create online
Help. And online anything else. Redesigned interface with a new
project-based workflow. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l

Doc-To-Help 2005 now has RoboHelp Converter and HTML Source: Author content and configure Help in MS Word or any HTML editor. No proprietary editor! *August release. http://www.componentone.com/TECHWRL/DocToHelp2005

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot-
To unsubscribe send a blank email to techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40infoinfocus.com

Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.

References:
RE: Hiring Question: From: Tony Markos
RE: Hiring Question: From: Sharon Burton
Re: Hiring Question: From: Bill Swallow

Previous by Author: RE: Hiring Question
Next by Author: RE: Structuring Documentation
Previous by Thread: Re: Hiring Question
Next by Thread: Re: Hiring Question

[Top of Archive] | [Author Index (this month)] | [Thread Index (this month)]

What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:

Sponsored Ads