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I am C. Sudha from Batch-92. I would like to share information on Technical Brief.

Definition: A technical brief is a project outline or a list of who is going to do what for a technical project. Write a technical brief so that all those involved in the project can understand your plan.

Following are the steps to write a Technical Brief:

• Define each person’s role or part in writing a technical document and list the details of the job
• Make a list of responsibilities. Include the task and the name of the person responsible for the task
• Include dates of each project task gets completed and by whom. List the names who will be part of review and also the dates of review
• Define any discussions that need to be made and who will make the discussion
• Create a list of everyone included in technical documentation and their contact information. If there is any clarification to be made, then the person can be contacted
• Write the list of technology that is used in the project. List any hardware or software that is required to complete the project
• Include all the technical problems that could arise and the solutions for the same

Technical brief is written in the define (knowing your requirements) stage of Document Life Cycle.

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 How vital are the editing skills in technical documentation?  

Very vital for your document to look great to the end-user.

What are the tools, you use as a technical writer?

Graphic-capturing, xml, Microsoft Word and Excel.

How is Technical Writing different from other types of writing like Journalism?

Its more precise.

Why have you chosen technical writing as a career?

It has a great scope and of course fetches great money.  

What resources do you use to expand or correct your vocabulary while you are writing at work?

The Internet.

How do you work in high stress situations?

Prioritize the work and then divide the time.

What do you do to avoid monotony in your work?

Taking breaks in between and relishing what you do.

How do you visualize technical writing 5 years from now?

It has a great scope.

Do you think Online Training is effective?

In my opinion, I am not in favor of it.

We know nobody is perfect, and even experts can make mistakes. As technical writers we might make mistakes in our documents. Therefore we must review and edit our own documents. Although it is nice to have someone edit our document but, we can do it ourselves with a few guidelines.

A few check points are:

• Perform spell check.
• Check usage infractions.
• Check broken links.
• Print the document and check for formats, alignments and inconsistencies.
• Look for obvious problems in Header/Footer, Heading, Pagination, TOC, Tables.

Reference:  http://www.docsymmetry.com/editing-user-documentation.html

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Hi All,

The Integrity Group is looking for technical writers with experience in documentation or e-learning. The job openings are for multiple locations across India. For further information on the job profiles please e-mail me at rkantamani@go-integrity.com or call me on +91 094498 41602

A brief about our company:

“The Integrity Group is a global provider of content solutions to Fortune 500 corporations and our business is technical writing. We are an award winning, exciting and dynamic U.S. company with over 15 years of business growth in the U.S.A, and over five years in India. The Integrity Group is a partner to many of the world’s leading technology firms, supplying the very best teams to execute their training, documentation and marcom projects. The Integrity Group is a high performance organization where teamwork, respect and excellent communication are fundamental elements of the culture.”

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