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    Why You Need a Technical Communicator

    Sunday, July 11th, 2010

    Every company should have at least one technical communicator. A technical communicator (technical writer) is a valuable addition to the team in any organization, especially one in the scientific, medical, or high tech industry.
    Technical communicators:

    Facilitate communication
    Translate technical language into plain language
    Document processes and procedures
    Communicate technical & scientific developments to a lay audience
    Help turn information into [...]

    Seeing the Big Picture

    Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

    High tech companies have a lot of moving parts. There are numerous projects on the go, multiple teams at work, different divisions to oversee company operations, and the need to continually keep one eye on what’s going on outside the company as much as what’s going on inside it. It’s very easy to lose sight [...]

    Dependencies: The Bane of Efficiency

    Friday, June 13th, 2008

    Students in the Technical Communication program learn how to manage their documentation projects. I’m fond of drawing the parallel between the Software (or Product) Development Life Cycle and the Document Development Life Cycle. They both have the same phases.
    The keys to project management of course are to control scope, supervise resources, and manage dependencies. It [...]

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