Cannot address your second and third questions. But, * If you had heard a speaker like this in college, what would you have liked to know about the career?
My response: 1 compensation, generally, 2 prospects for the industry as the economy expands, 3 possible career paths, 4 how to start to get involved in TW and Technical Communication now, as a student, 5 internet forums (such as this one) and professional associations. And perhaps you could begin your presentation with a description of why this career is satisfying to many people, and why has it been so for you. This part of it is probably the most important (with regard to attracting young people to the industry). Jim Jones -----Original Message----- ... a speaking engagement at the local community college on Monday night with a group of students interested in technical writing. I have plans to tell them how I got started in technical writing, show them the interactive 3D documentation I'm working on, and of course, tell them about TCP. :) In the past, I've spoken at several high schools where one of the most common questions is "How much money do you make?", but this is my first time presenting to a college group. * If you had heard a speaker like this in college, what would you have liked to know about the career? * If you *did* hear a speaker like this in college, what types of information presented were helpful, and what you wish they would (or wouldn't) have covered? * If you've been a speaker, your comments about your experiences would be invaluable to me!.. _______________________________________________ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
