Technical Communication Careers: Getting Started and Finding Your Niche (BYU Idaho Presentation)
Technical Communication Careers: Getting Started and Finding Your Niche (BYU Idaho Presentation)
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I like the pie chart, it reminds me of Trivial Pursuit…
And I think it’s totally spot on!
However, I’d disagree with the caption: These are not only career paths within TC, but also daily activities for many TC’ers, esp. if they have a more generic job title.
I’d include HF for Human Factors
This is great! I like the pie chart with all its slices. (I’m glad it has an Editor slice too!) But I’m sad that your presentation does not discuss the role of a technical editor. Do you want to add a slide about editing? Editors ensure that the writing is clear, concise, and complete. They also ensure that there is no ambiguity in the writing so that it can be easily translated into many languages.
Thanks for the comments. I tweaked the caption to note that they could be part of a regular job and also included HF as a specialization. Re more focus on editors, it’s a good point. It just didn’t make it into my scope.
What most people think about the Technical Writing is that its a job of Copy-Paste but that is really not true. You have to be Tech-Savvy. As a Technical Writer your job is to simplify the technical jargon and to make the person understand technology in simple words.
A person who is in the profession of Technical Writing can use several Technical Words that can make others to realise that it is far beyond the job of Copy-Paste but the profession do not demand so.
Don’t Consider it to be a Copy-Paste Job, you also have to work with softwares and should have sound knowledge of Technology to survive in this Profession.