Tech comm trends

Providing value as a generalist in a sea of specialists

By Tom Johnson / @tomjohnson
idratherbewriting.com

Slides: idratherbewriting.com/trends-collaboration-with-engineers Presentation in blog form: http://bit.ly/trendscollabwithengineers

Overview of my argument

• Technology is getting more specialized/complex.
• This complexity drives up the value of technical knowledge, making it more prized than writing skills.
• To handle the complexity, technical writers must play increasingly collaborative roles with engineers to create documentation

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Tom Johnson
— idratherbewriting.com
— @tomjohnson
— [email protected]