RE: Define technical communicator's job

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

Yes, that's exactly how I see it.


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

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> Subject: RE: Define technical communicator's job
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> My argument is that "technical communicator" is not a job or a title.
> Technical communication is a field that comprises many jobs 
> and titles, but "technical communicator" cannot replace any 
> title in the field of technical communication.  A person in 
> the field may do many jobs, but having one job in the field 
> does not mean that a person in the field will automatically 
> be able to perform another job.  Technical writers who 
> "create and illustrations (and CAD) as part of their jobs" 
> are not graphics designers because they are technical 
> writers.  They are capable of performing two distinct jobs 
> within the field of technical communication.
> 
> Technical communication is communication of technical subject 
> matter to general or specific audiences using any variety of 
> graphics, publication, or media tools.  A technical 
> communicator is a person performing any job or holding any 
> title within the field of technical communication.
> 


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