Re: Teaching someone to be detail-oriented?

[Michele Marques <mmarques -at- CMS400 -dot- COM>]

I'm not going to answer the question about *teaching* someone to
be detailed answered, because I don't have the relevant experience.

But I do have a couple of suggestions that might help get the work
done appropriately for your clients.

(1) Edit all her work before it goes out. Hopefully she will learn from
your edits (or this will help you develop an appropriate checklist for
her), but in the meantime, this will keep the client happy and buy
the new TW some time to get up to speed.

(2) This suggestion is a twist on #1... You both proof-read
eachother's work before it goes out. Although you may have almost
no errors compared with her, there are a few advantages to
choosing #2. First, if you are not supposed to be an editor, it might
be easier for her to accept your editorial role this way. Second, by
reading your work, she might learn different/better approaches.
Third, practicing editing on work that is not her own might be
helpful. Finally, as it's always easier to see someone else's errors,
it might be a good idea in the long run to proof-read eachother's
work.

Good luck!

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Michele Marques
Technical Writer, CMS Manufacturing Systems
mmarques -at- cms400 -dot- com
905-477-4499 x280

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