I agree, with the caveat that different tasks demand different responses. First person to make a "Set up and Administrate Your PDP-11" comic book gets a rotten tomato.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It showed how a team of soldiers came into an area and set up a > portable > radar device. It was great technical communication because it did the > job: > spoke the language (minus the expletives) of the audience, was > written to > their reading level (about 4th grade), and used conventions with > which > they were familiar (comic book panels and 'comic sans' type). The > Army > loved it, too apparently. > > Whatever works is what we should do. Not everything is or should be a > presentation piece. http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
