It's been my experience that companies that already use technical writers usually already know why they're spending the money for them. For those that don't, promotion of technical writing skills by a professional organization for technical writers is likely to have about as much influence as data from the tobacco industry that says cigarettes are not addictive or unhealthy.
STC may be able to serve as a medium for successful writers to share the approaches they use to market themselves with other writers, but I wouldn't expect it or any other organization to hawk my skills or why prospective employers might need them for me. Does STC really promote itself as an organization to anyone but its own members, current or prospective? As a manager, I've never received any promotional material from them that didn't come to me through my own membership Gene Kim-Eng ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Posada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > One of my biggest issues with STC is they devote more > resources to promoting themselves than their members. My > position is that they should promote the skills of > technical writing to the people who use us. As > corporations use more writers, those writers will turn > around and make the Society stronger. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
