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Subject:Re: Non-technical, Technical Writers From:"Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 6 May 1998 13:19:47 -0500
Okay, I wasn't going to do this, but Beth brought up the color palette
analogy. So, I've resurrected the Wing Technical Writing Skills Matrix.
The goal is to develop your skills toward the upper-right corner of the
3d-matrix.
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> Far be it from me to squelch a good debate (!) but can I show you my
> continuum again? I like it because it's got these neat rainbow colors on
> it
> now. (I bumped it up to 256 colors when I got my new paint program.) Way
> over here, in the indigo, (stretch out left arm, waggle fingers) are the
> really good writers who are okay with technical stuff. Way over there, in
> the reds, (right arm, waggle) are the technical people who can sort of
> write. Here in the middle, where most of us are, in the yellows, greens
> and
> blues, are a slew of folks who can deftly combine good writing with a good
> understanding of technical material.
>
> Maybe your company wants and needs writers who are more red than blue.
> That's okay. Users sometimes need writers who are more violet than yellow
> or
> orange. That's okay too. Isn't that what's great about this profession?
>
> --Beth
> It ain't easy bein' green...
>
>
> Beth Agnew
>
