Comments on: How Technical Writers Gather Information: Going to training sessions / meeting the trainers http://www.poewar.com/how-technical-writers-gather-information-going-to-training-sessions-meeting-the-trainers/ Writing Career Center Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.poewar.com/how-technical-writers-gather-information-going-to-training-sessions-meeting-the-trainers/comment-page-1/#comment-222522 Alan Tue, 05 May 2009 13:59:58 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4357#comment-222522 Great article John. I blogged it at my site because your piece reminded me of two recent companies I worked at. At one, we writers got a special training class and access to the trainers for the day. At the other company we couldn't take any course that cost money, so we couldn't take any live training classes. (Even though these were internal charges.) Guess which doc was easier to write. I just rediscovered your blog and am enjoying it. Thanks. <abbr><em>Alans last blog post..<a href="http://www.alanbrandon.com/2009/05/05/training-for-tech-writers/" rel="nofollow">Training for tech writers</a></abbr></em> Great article John. I blogged it at my site because your piece reminded me of two recent companies I worked at. At one, we writers got a special training class and access to the trainers for the day. At the other company we couldn’t take any course that cost money, so we couldn’t take any live training classes. (Even though these were internal charges.) Guess which doc was easier to write.

I just rediscovered your blog and am enjoying it. Thanks.

Alans last blog post..Training for tech writers

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/how-technical-writers-gather-information-going-to-training-sessions-meeting-the-trainers/comment-page-1/#comment-219483 John Hewitt Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:20:43 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4357#comment-219483 Thank you for the interesting perspective. I do intend to add some more information gathering methods, but my poetry project pretty much takes up all my energy for the month of September. Thank you for the interesting perspective. I do intend to add some more information gathering methods, but my poetry project pretty much takes up all my energy for the month of September.

]]> By: cmdweb http://www.poewar.com/how-technical-writers-gather-information-going-to-training-sessions-meeting-the-trainers/comment-page-1/#comment-219478 cmdweb Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:57:09 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4357#comment-219478 Just read through your 'How Technical Writers Gather Information' series. Very interesting and very right in my opinion. I'm involved in engineering-based technical writing where the information required (we call it source information) has to come from specific sources, usually from whoever the design organisation (or design authority) is. For some products I can see the value in interviewing SMEs and attending training courses - absolutely, but in my line of work, if I can't trace a set of design drawings or a system performance report containing the facts and figures that I need, I generally have to think twice before I publish it. That's more about engineering governance and product safety than anything else. I wrote a few articles relating to this subject, the most relevant of which you can see at http://www.freewritingadvice.com/articles/index_files/downfall2.htm Keep up the good work - the articles are great. Just read through your ‘How Technical Writers Gather Information’ series. Very interesting and very right in my opinion. I’m involved in engineering-based technical writing where the information required (we call it source information) has to come from specific sources, usually from whoever the design organisation (or design authority) is. For some products I can see the value in interviewing SMEs and attending training courses – absolutely, but in my line of work, if I can’t trace a set of design drawings or a system performance report containing the facts and figures that I need, I generally have to think twice before I publish it. That’s more about engineering governance and product safety than anything else. I wrote a few articles relating to this subject, the most relevant of which you can see at http://www.freewritingadvice.com/articles/index_files/downfall2.htm
Keep up the good work – the articles are great.

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