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

Where to get more info

http://bit.ly/trendscollabwithengineers

Agree/disagree survey

http://bit.ly/tomtrends | http://bit.ly/tomtrendsresults

Questions?

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Tom Johnson
idratherbewriting.com
@tomjohnson
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