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>At the recent FORUM 95 Conference (in Dortmund Germany), John Kirkman
>presented a draft test for assessing technical authors (writers). It is a
>multiple-choice test employers can use. For information about it,
>contact John[...]
We live in a sick and twisted world. Now we have a writing test that
involves no writing at all, so it can be scored by people who
can't tell good writing from a slap in the face.
-- Robert
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Robert Plamondon * President/Managing Editor, High-Tech Technical Writing, Inc
36475 Norton Creek Road * Blodgett * Oregon * 97326
robert -at- plamondon -dot- com * (541) 453-5841 * Fax: (541) 453-4139
