Hi Tom,
You have got my question right. For people looking to switch jobs, emphasis on tools may act as a stumbling block, whereas everything else will appear right for him or her. While writing skills can be checked, others such as interviewing skills, research abilities, organisational skills, team player mentality, and people management skills are not evaluated properly. I feel that learning tools is much easier than learning new and complex technologies. Moreover, in a team, all tech writers may not be using a tool to an expert level. Those who use a tool for basic purposes may be left behind or have to seek other avenues to enhance their knowledge. In a country like India, it is easily said than done. Raj > From: tajohn...@microlinetc.com > To: raj_gree...@hotmail.com; tcp@techcommpros.com > Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:37:56 -0400 > Subject: RE: [TCP] Technical writing and tools > > Is there ANY industry that has settled on one tool? > > Too many employers emphasize tool skills and don't place enough emphasis on > critical thinking. Instead, they should be looking at real qualities like: > the ability to think, writing skills, and organizational skills. If technical > writers cannot learn how to use different tools, how can they ever hope to > learn about new technology well enough to write about it? > > > Tom Johnson > 231-944-7454 > tajohn...@microlinetc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On > Behalf Of raj nair > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 3:04 AM > To: tcp@techcommpros.com > Subject: [TCP] Technical writing and tools > > > Hi All, > > > > Does multiple tools restrict the opportunities available for technical > communicators? Why is that there is no single standard tool for the technical > writing industry? > > > > Raj Nair > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bollywood This Decade > http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywoodthisdecade/ > ______________________________________________ > ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing > solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML > and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. > www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ > > > Interactive 3D Documentation > Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com > _______________________________________________ > > Technical Communication Professionals > > Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. > > Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com > Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com > Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com > > Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com > > Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com _________________________________________________________________ Climate, controversies and the changing signatures of nature http://green.in.msn.com/ ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
