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Subject:RE: Definition of Tech Writer, was STC is broken From:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 6 May 2008 16:23:20 -0600
> concerned. Hiring managers have frequently stated that they
> do not need technical writing. Sometimes, their
> documentation needs are for technical writing, although do
> not realize this fact, and frequently, documentation must
> have a broad focus that is not consistent with technical
> writing. This documentation is not technical writing, so what is it?
A dead horse.
;-)
Richard
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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-777-0436
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