RE: Help - my consultants cannot write!

["Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com>]

Similarly, you could have all-company meetings in which the consultant stands in front of the group while the tech writer points out stupid writing decisions the consultant made and interrogates him about what he was thinking.

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From: techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lporrello=illumina -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Craig Haiss
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:44 AM
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Subject: Re: Help - my consultants cannot write!

Andrew, you could consider hiring a technical writer with teaching experience to tutor your consultants. The writer could edit a report, and then make an audio recording or have an in-person discussion with the consultant to discuss the rough points. That way your consultants would receive individualized feedback based on the writing offenses they commit most frequently.
 
Such an approach might yield better results than generalized training, unless all of your consultants seem to be making the same mistakes.
 
Good luck.
 
-Craig Haiss
blog: http://www.helpscribe.com
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