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Subject:Re: Value of Techwriters From:Robert Plamondon <robert -at- PLAMONDON -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 10 Jun 1995 12:57:46 PDT
Rose Wilcox writes:
>I'm not sure that getting engineers involved with customers is automatically
>going to result in them seeing the value of tech writing.
No, certainly not. It makes the customers more real to them, and
increases their awareness of user and business issues. This makes
the SUSCEPTIBLE to understanding the value of technical writing,
but there's no guarantee that they'll pay enough attention to put
the pieces together.
-- Robert
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