Hi Lisa, I would encourage you to also bring in hard-copy examples in addition to your interactive 3D documentation so the students don't get the idea that everything is as quite as flashy as what you're working on. They may find it disappointing if they choose tech writing as a career and find themselves writing nothing but white papers when they were envisioning interactive 3D. :-)
Use things written by you and written by others, good and bad. For example, bring in a manual from something you have at home (DVD player, iPod, VCR...) and, if it's not good, stick a few post-its to it to mark what could be done better. If you can, redo a few pages and show the before and after to illustrate how a tech writer can make a difference. Encourage the students to take some classes in foreign languages if they haven't already. This helps a lot when you're working with translated materials. You don't have to know be fluent, but it helps if you can tell when something is missing from English to a translation. Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. _______________________________________________ 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]
