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# Ten Lessons Learned as a Technical Communicator — Interview with Rahul Prabhakar

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Rahul Prabhakar talks with us today about ten lessons he has learned as a technical communicator. Rahul is an Indian technical writer living in South Korea working for Samsung. You can read more about the lessons he talks about from his [ten lessons learned post](https://2brahulprabhakar.blogspot.com/2006/07/top-10-lessons-i-learned-as-technical.html).

Here's a snapshot of the 10 lessons:

- Lesson 1: Choose the Right Words
- Lesson 2: Strike a Rapport with Your Audience
- Lesson 3: Pay Attention to Details
- Lesson 4: Meet the Expectations
- Lesson 5: Break the Mediocrity
- Lesson 6: Know Your Role Well
- Lesson 7: Steer Away from the Usual Rut
- Lesson 8: Don't Network for the Heck of It
- Lesson 9: Education is only a Catalyst
- Lesson 10: Don't Suppress the Writer in You

**Links mentioned in the podcast:**

- [Technical Writers of India (TWI) mailing list info](http://groups.yahoo.com/group/technical_writers_india/)
- To subscribe to TWI, send an email to (email address hidden)
- [Rahul's blog](https://2brahulprabhakar.blogspot.com/index.html)
- [Holly Harkness's blog](http://atl-stc-prez.livejournal.com/)
- [DMN Communications Podcast](http://dmn.podbean.com/)
- [Harry Miller's podcast](http://blogs.msdn.com/harrymiller/default.aspx)
- [Music from Podshow](http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=52beacf399f1b6bff28a8f0d3e5bf24f)

Contact Rahul at (email address hidden)
Contact me at (email address hidden) You can also view [my blog.](https://idratherbewriting.com/)