what is a technical writer
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PLEASE CALL ME JEFF
Only my mom calls me Jeffrey, and only when I’m in trouble. (which is a lot by the way)
WHAT DOES A WRITER DO?
• A writer…
• writes… a lot
• takes letters to make words… to make sentences… to make paragraphs, and in some cases, to make entire books.
EVEN WRITERS HAVE TO LOOK THINGS UP!
• Technical
• “of or relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques.”
• a fancy way of saying “specific”.
SO, A TECHNICAL WRITER…writes about specific (particular) things, and in most cases,
how to do them the techniques (instructions).
EVERYTHING REALLY!
• Car and Airplane manuals
• Cookbooks and recipes
• Textbooks and other learning materials
• Minecraft, Legos, and more!
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A TECHNICAL WRITER?
• You should be…
• eager to learn new things
• enjoy helping others
• patient with people that are new to something
• be an expert in… ANYTHING!
IT’S KIND OF A BIG DEALAnd big deals require a present - it’s the law of intergalactic peace
negotiations. (OK I made that part up)
CAN YOU SAVE THE DAY?Be a Technical Writing Hero, or Heroine, and write
instructions for our alien visitor’s present.
HERE’S WHAT OUR ALIEN VISITOR KNOWS:
• He knows what open and unwrap mean.
• He knows the various colors and shapes.
• He knows the general process required to eat something on our planet.