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I have a very general question that needs only a general response.
I have the opportunity to pick up a contract project writing some
training documentation. I have not written training doc before.
I was wondering if any tech/training writers could generally help me
establish if I can do training writing.
How would you approach a training doc project as opposed to a tech
writing doc?
How does training writing differ from tech writing. I know that
training doc is procedural-based, and steps people slowly through a
task, but in what other ways do they differ?
I don't yet have any specifics on the project, those are forthcoming.
I am hoping to gain a little knowledge on training doc, so when I meet
with the client, I will appear to know what I am talking about.
