ITauthor podcast #9 - May 27th, 2007 - What I look for in a tech author

  June 7th, 2007  |  Published in Podcast, View all  |  1 Comment  |  Posted by Alistair Christie

What does it take to be a technical writer? What should you be looking for if you're recruiting a technical writer? In this podcast - recorded while driving home from work – I describe some of the skills and personality traits I expect in someone who wants to spend their working life documenting software products.


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