tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62592822714608460872023-10-16T02:52:33.700-07:00Technical Writing GuideI am a technical writer. My attempt is to share my views and thoughts on technical writing. You can write to me at richasmita@gmail.com.Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-80403971314818464522014-05-26T22:26:00.000-07:002014-05-26T22:33:10.312-07:00Learning Development Life Cycle – The ADDIE Model<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My previous post on document development life cycle explains the various stages involved in a structured document creation. In this post, let’s outline the learning development life cycle using the ADDIE model. This model is a traditional instructional designing model consisting of five phases:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Analysis</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It involves data gathering, identifying the training requirements, and understanding customer expectations.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The output generally includes scope of work document, project kick-off pitch, project plan, and Training Need Analysis (TNA) document.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Design</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Based on the analysis, the design or the blueprint of the training is created.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A key output of this phase is the training design document.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Development</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Training development and pilot testing are the hallmarks of this phase. This phase may also include the prototype creation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The output developed includes storyboards, prototype, alpha, beta, and the final delivery of the training.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Implementation</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It involves the actually delivery of the training to the learner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The output is the deployment of the training on the Learning Management System (LMS) or deployment of the classroom training materials.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Evaluation</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We determine the effectiveness of the training. We should keep in mind that evaluation in reality takes place at every point throughout the ISD process.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The output is user feedback form analysis and recommendations for enhancement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We’ll review each phase in detail in my subsequent posts.</span></div>
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Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-26462687216319319222011-10-18T23:16:00.000-07:002013-12-23T03:41:13.744-08:00Instructional Design: Back to Basics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I remember my 4-year old neighbor describing why Christmas is celebrated. She explained in her cute way that Jesus was born on this day and so this is celebrated as a holiday around the world. When I was wondering how smart children are, she shared that Christmas story was shown to her in school on a smart board and all the children in her class were made to role play. I was really impressed. I just felt that this is what Instructional design (ID) is all about. It is about creating a learning experience. <br /><br />Technically speaking, ID is the practice of creating "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing." ID is about delivering effective training for corporate, schools, colleges, government, military, and so on. ID may range from teaching Algebra to a high school student to teaching a Software Application to a Technician working in a Plant. Anywhere, there is going to be a training program, you will find ID practices. However, the challenge is bridging the gap between what is taught and what is effectively learned. How to engage learners with clear and meaningful training content? How to create a learning experience?<br /><br />Well, as Instructional Designers we are taught the basic theories and strategies of making learning effective and interesting. My next few posts will talk about my journey in this field - unraveling the fundamental ID concepts, theories, strategies, and the best practices. Feel free to share your opinions and the latest updates in this field with me at richasmita@gmail.com. </div>
Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-38701377366510915652009-09-24T04:05:00.000-07:002009-09-24T04:29:08.712-07:00Style Guide in Technical Writing<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">As technical writers, you are often asked to create or refer to style guides? Why? Style guides can help in improving document quality and in standardizing document presentation. For example what is correct - 5 or five? Style guides can help you decide this. Let’s understand the basics of style guides.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Style Guide is a set of standards that highlights the preferred writing style, punctuation, spelling, and formatting used for various publications by an organization. You can refer to industry-accepted style guides or create your own in-house guide.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style="font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Consistency </span>– Ensures consistent and uniform look of all publications, thus enabling readers to seek information with better ease and speed. For example, if you are using American English, you will make sure you write “analyze” and not “analyse” throughout your document though both are grammatically correct spellings.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></li></ul> <ul style="font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Easy Writing and Editing</span> – It is easy to create or review a document if the writing rules are already clarified. You can refer them any point in time to make sure you are using the correct format.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></li></ul> <ul style="font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Effective and Fair Writing</span> – Adherence to style guide helps to create neutral and effective publications regardless of each author’s personal writing style. For example, you will follow the capitalization rules as specified in the style guide instead of your own way.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Examples</span>:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/book.aspx?ID=6074&locale=en-us">Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications (MSTP)</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/documentation/files/OSOLDOCSG.pdf">Sun Style Guide</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html">Chicago Manual of Style</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Hd5o74IehyoC&pg=PA55#v=onepage&q=&f=false">Elements of Style</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/APStyleGuide/APSG_2008.pdf">Apple Style Guide</a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:14;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-47528949651132885342009-07-18T00:00:00.000-07:002009-07-18T00:10:05.965-07:00Technical Documents<o:p></o:p>Technical Writing involves creating a wide range of documents that varies across organizations. These documents are created using various tools like MS Office, FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Adobe Creative Suite comprising of Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, and so on. Some of these technical documents are:<o:p><br /><br /></o:p><ol><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">User’s Guide</span>: Companies that offers products or services need to have user guides to explain how to use the product/service. The Guide contains detailed description of product/service features and instructions to use them.</li><li><o:p></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online Help</span>: The growth in online media has popularized creation of Online Help by companies. The Help provide assistance on using a particular product/service.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">nstallation, Reference and Troubleshooting Guide</span>: Companies needs to familiarize the users how to install or repair their product or software. </span>This document provides steps to install and troubleshoot the product or software. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Release Notes</span>: Companies create Release Notes to familiarize the users with new features, enhancements, fixed issues and known issues of the product or software. These are publications distributed along with product in the development or test state. These are also created every time a bug is fixed or an enhancement is made on the product.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Technical Advisory</span>: This document describes an issue, its cause and work around. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marketing Collaterals</span>: Companies create marketing or sales document to market and promote their product or services. Common examples of marketing collaterals are business proposals, white papers, datasheets, sales brochures, flyers, catalogs, posters, and presentations.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Training</span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Materials</span>: Companies require training their employees or external customers. These are publications created for use in self-paced training or classroom environment. Common examples are tutorials, workbooks and instructor’s guide. </span><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Miscellaneous</span><span style="">: </span>Occasionally, companies need other type of writing intended for publication done for them. For example, documents like newsletters, technical reports, resume, press releases, etc. are created by technical writers. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-56598998993536532792008-07-29T23:47:00.000-07:002008-07-30T00:03:04.985-07:00Tools in Technical WritingTechnical writers create documents in various formats like electronic publishing, print, online help, etc. The various tools used to produce technical documents are described below.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Publishing Tools (Microsoft Word, FrameMaker)</span> - Microsoft Word is actually the most popular tool for publishing in spite of its bugs and limitations. It is easy to use, review, and make changes. But with larger documents (more than 500 pages), Word behaves a bit inconsistently and may get corrupt. Here, FrameMaker creates more stable documents. Styles are very consistent and rigid in FrameMaker and it can handle large amount of text and graphics.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Help Authoring Tools (RoboHelp, Epic Editor, AuthorIt)</span> - With the increased use of the Internet, users have become more accustomed to using online information. Online help is searchable and helps the users to resolve their problem or query easily rather than going through pages and pages of manuals. Help Authoring Tools like RoboHelp, Epic Editor, AuthorIt are used to create online help.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Template Designer (Indesign, PageMaker, QuarkExpress)</span> - Template designing tools are used for creating documents that require a flexible layout or strict typography demands. It is easy to create and design datasheets, whitepapers, brochures, solution sheets and other marketing and technical documents using these template designer tools.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image Editor (Photoshop, SnagIt, CorelDraw, Illustrator) </span>- Graphics are an important part of any document. As rightly said "a picture is worth more than words to say." Image editors are used for image designing, capturing, cropping, morphing and all sorts of image editing.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Web Design Tools (Dreamweaver, FrontPage) </span>- Web design tools are created to deliver content to end users in the form of web pages. You can create both static and dynamic web pages using web design tools.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Screen Recording Tools (Camtasia, Captivate) </span>- Recording tools like Camtasia and Captivate are used to create product demos, engaging simulations, scenario-based training, and randomized quizzes. In addition, it doesn't require programming knowledge or multimedia skills.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Multimedia Tools (Flash, Max 3D) </span>- Multimedia tools are used to create audio and video content. Multimedia tools like Flash and Max 3D can be used to create interactive animations and demonstrations.<br /><br />These are some of the basic tools used in technical writing. Other tools like Teamsite, Lectora, Visio, and so on are also used to create content and graphics.Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-72266137715284561802008-01-17T04:03:00.000-08:002009-04-04T00:21:42.184-07:00Fields in WritingI will share my views on the fundamental terms associated with writing. Writing involves fields like:<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Creative writing</span>: It is a broad field that involves writing on any topic - fiction or non-fiction. Generally, creative writing includes writing short stories, poems, novels, etc. The core element of creative writing is to look at the world from a different perspective and express your thoughts and ideas clearly and forcefully.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Content writing</span>: It deals with writing contain on various domains ranging from business to travel, art to science, health to politics. Generally, content writing is linked to writing content for web (portals, wiki, or blogs). The core element of content writing is to understand the target audience (customer or prospects), design and create content that can grab attention and is useful to the audience or reader of the content. It may also refer to writing content on the basis of search engine optimization to achieve high ranking on search engines.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copy writing</span>: In simple words, copy writing is a writing that sells. Generally, copy writing is linked with advertising and media with the aim to promote a person, a brand, or an idea. The core element of copy writing is write to sell a product, service, or pursuade your target audience to select your business or organization. Copy writing can range from creating body copy, proposals, whitepapers, newsletters, brochures, press release, and other marketing collaterals or promotional materials.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Technical writing</span>: It refers to writing technical concepts in an easy to understand format. Today we cannot imagine a life without cell phones, personal computers, and other hi-tech devices. Thus, knowing about these devices, their installation, and troubleshooting methods have become more important. Technical writing involves writing on these devices and creating online help, user guide, installation guide, datasheet, reports, and other technical materials.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">API writing</span>: It relates to writing on application programming interface. API is a source code interface provided to interact with applications. API writing involves writing for programmers/developers who can refer to the API or update or fix them. API writing helps product users to learn about the API functions, their purpose, parameters, return values, etc. that are available to their applications. In simple words, it is writing about what a function is supposed to do.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editing/Reviewing</span>: It refers to making changes to a document, audio or video to make it adhere to agreed standards. Editing or reviewing involves checking for consistency, grammatical correctness, and adherence to specific style guide or style sheet. This activity ensures that documentation or audio/video material is of good quality.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Instructional designing</span>: Instructional designing basically relates with the systematic development of learning objectives using instructional concepts and theories. In simple language, instructional designing is concerned with making learning as interesting as possible.<br /></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Journalism</span>: It refers to writing, reviewing and creating articles and news. Generally, journalism is related to writing for media like print (newspapers and magazines) and electronic (television, radio, and the Internet). Journalists report and write on a variety of topics including politics, economics and business, health and medicine, education, sports, lifestyles, clothing, food, pets, and relationships. The purpose of journalism is to inform, educate, and enlighten the readers.<br /></li></ul><br /><p>All these forms of writing supplment and complement each other. The basic requirements for venturing in these fields are flair for writing and a creative bent of mind. Above all, each field in writing requires hard work, focused mind, and a learning temperament. </p>Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-18124054431905889902007-07-06T02:44:00.000-07:002007-07-24T05:23:02.415-07:00Document Development Life CycleDocument development life cycle (DDLC) includes the various stages involved in structured document creation. It ranges from requirement analysis through maintenance of the completed document. The DDLC comprises of the following stages:<br /><br /><ol><li>Project Start-up</li><li>Requirement Analysis</li><li>Designing </li><li>Developing</li><li>Testing</li><li>Publishing</li><li>Maintaining<br /><br /><br /><strong>Project Start-up</strong><br />Project start-up generally involves the creation of project plan. It includes understanding the project objectives and constraints in terms of time, quality, and cost. The scope of the project is clearly defined along with standards to be followed throughout the project. This phase also involves identifying key personnel responsible for providing, reviewing, and approving document content.<br /><br /><strong>Requirement Analysis<br /></strong>Requirement analysis for documentation includes Audience Analysis, Need Analysis and Task Analysis. You try to understand the learning gap and come up with strategies required in achieving the project goal. You also decide the format and the delivery media for the document at this phase.<br /><br /><strong>Designing</strong><br />Design phase basically deals with collecting and organizing data. Design phase involves planning the instructional and media strategy and creating the course outline. High level design and low level design related to instructional and media strategy are created, verified, and validated.<br /><br /><strong>Developing<br /></strong>Developing the document requires actual writing of the document, and integration of the various components (graphics, glossary, search items) of the document. This phase also involves document reviews and revisions and management of documentation issues. Now, the document is ready for testing.<br /><br /><strong>Testing</strong><br />Testing involves measuring the quality of the document. This involves review by quality analysts on parameters like correctness, completeness, adherence to standards, and usability.<br /><br /><strong>Publishing<br /></strong>After fixing the all the testing bugs the document is ready for publishing. After all the hard work this phase relates to actual delivery of the document to its target audience.<br /><br /><strong>Maintaining<br /></strong>Maintenance involves maintaining the deliverables. For example, it may involve content reuse analysis and elimination of redundant data from the document sets. It may also include template revision or inclusion of new product features.<br /><br />Understanding the DDLC helps in efficient and quality document creation. Happy Documenting!!!<br /></li></ol>Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-24025088489835754772007-05-04T04:49:00.000-07:002007-05-04T04:53:28.460-07:00Story of a Fresher Technical WriterI completed MA in mass communication with a distinction. The first few days were spent enjoying my success. But then with each passing day I had to decide about my future. In the meantime I got a call from XYZ Computer Solutions for the post of technical writer. The company was hiring a fresher with a flair for writing technical and basic computer skills.<br /><br />I got selected. I was excited about my first job and studied the company’s Website in detail. XYZ Computer Solutions was into Telecom and Enterprise IT solutions. My first day at office was an induction session on the company, its staff, and its core competencies. The company had 50+ employees and I was the only technical writer. I was introduced to my team comprising of six developers and three testers. We were reporting to Project Manager – ABC Department.<br /><br />The next day I was asked to go through the company’s product lines and document repository. They also asked me about my familiarity with tools like Adobe FrameMaker, Robohelp, MS Word, and Visio. I had worked on MS Word but mainly for writing letters or assignments. Here I was to format content as per standard templates. I was all lost. Everyone appeared so busy that I didn’t know where to start.<br /><br />One week passed in confusion. Then my project manager guided me by asking me to go through tutorials on authoring tools. He also asked me to prepare a style guide for consistency. Google appeared my savior and protector at the time. I took one month to gain a basic understanding of the profession. Soon I started writing my first online help. It wasn’t that difficult after all.<br />The few lessons that I learnt as a technical writer are:<br /><br /><strong>Prioritize your work</strong>: There is always a lot to cope up, especially if you are the only technical writer. Prepare to do list. Also, do not feel shy of seeking time if you already have some important work to do.<br /><br /><strong>Practice and update your writing and technological skills</strong>: Familiarize yourself with various authoring tools and you will always find scope for improvement.<br /><br /><strong>Specialize in a domain of your choice</strong> (to improve your market value): Join a weekend class or build your expertise in a subject matter of your choice - ranging from telecom to intellectual property. For example, I enrolled for a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) after joining XYZ Company as I had to write a lot on networking.<br /><br /><strong>Develop a reading habit</strong>: Reading can involve everything from newspaper to ezine on technical communication.<br /><br /><strong>Be confident</strong>: Knowledge is power. Initially the subject matter might appear a bit complex. Read and surf the net to find answers to various terminologies. Make notes. You’ll gain expertise in the subject with time.Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-1160777603586078972007-03-14T02:18:00.000-07:002007-04-17T03:03:41.946-07:00Skills in Technical WritingTechnical writing is gaining recognition with time. To become a technical writer you should have strong writing, editing, and instructional designing abilities. You should be able to grasp complex subject matter. You should be able to write clear, concise, and user friendly documents. There are personal and technical attributes required in becoming a good technical writer.<br /><br /><strong>Personal attributes</strong><br />As a technical writer you should be creative as well as focused. You should have good communication skills. You should be able to write simple and grammatically correct sentences. You should know how to organize your thoughts and write them down convincingly. You should have the ability to interact with management as well as end users.<br /><br /><strong>Technical attributes</strong><br />In general, people with degrees in journalism, mass communication, English literature, and engineering are favored. However, this varies from company to company. For example, a Telecom company will prefer a person with technical or engineering background whereas a company into legal documentation will prefer a person with a degree in law.<br /><br />With the increased use of desktop publishing, technical writers increasingly are responsible for the publication process including graphics, layout, and document design. The following are some common tools used by technical writers:<br /><br /><ul><li>MS Word – Basic and Advanced</li><li>Robohelp</li><li>Dreamweaver</li><li>Photoshop</li><li>Acrobat</li><li>Pagemaker</li><li>Framemaker</li><li>Flash</li><li>HTML</li></ul><p>If you are not familiar with these tools you can learn them with time. There are online tutorials available to learn these tools at your own pace. Above all, your ability to write well will matter. Companies hire inexperienced writers and train them in these tools and other aspects of documentation development life cycle. </p><p><br />Technical writing is territory of specialists who know how to keep the right balance of content, grammar, and style to reach the documentation goal. As technical writers you have to produce quality documents allowing people to adequately and correctly use technology. You might have to write for people with different experience level. Always keep your target audience in mind.</p>Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-9777374036701747582007-03-08T22:37:00.000-08:002007-05-04T04:57:15.135-07:00Introduction to Technical WritingTechnical writing is a growing field. In a recent survey conducted by Money Magazine and Salary.com technical writing was ranked as 13th best job in the US. It is also growing in India with more and more people joining the fraternity.<br /><br />Technical writing is writing technical concepts in an easy to understand format. Today we cannot imagine a life without cell phones, personal computers, and other hi-tech devices. Thus, knowing about these devices, their installation, and troubleshooting methods have become more important. Growing professionalism, cut-throat competition, and lack of time has made the field of technical communication and documentation more interesting and challenging.<br /><br />Technical writers are required to handle various aspects of documentation ranging from creating hard copy or online documents to other written instructional information. Does technical writing limit your imagination and creativity? No doubt technical writing is more factual. But there is always a scope for making your writing interesting and user friendly. Technical writing and instructional designing aims at making the write-up creative, navigational, and easy to understand.<br /><br />Life of a technical writer revolves around grasping technologies and continuous learning. Generally, people with engineering background are preferred as they are quick in understanding technologies. You need not worry if you have graduated in English literature or journalism and still wish to enter this field. If you have an inquisitive mind and the ability to learn you will do well. Technical writing offers a challenging career where sky is the limit.Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259282271460846087.post-61856593176593351532007-02-20T20:36:00.000-08:002007-03-08T22:37:46.251-08:00Technical Writing in India<p>I am a technical writer working in an IT firm. I have a diploma in IT and technology really fascinates me. After struggling and opting for various professions (couple of them ranging from teaching to banking) I have entered into a profession of my choice. But technical writing is a growing field in India. There are always queries related to what technical writing exactly is? There are some more questions: </p><ul><li>What does a technical writer do?</li><li>Is the field related to engineers or writers?</li><li>Are content writing and instructional designing related to technical writing?</li><li>What is documentation development life cycle? Is it related to SDLC?<br /><br />My blog makes an attempt to see the world from a technical writer’s perspective. I look forward to hearing thoughts of people in related fields or people interested in the field. I will try and explain various writing guidelines, tips on document design, technical updates, and simple techniques to create professional documents.</li></ul>Richahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13758806213782453367noreply@blogger.com1