Leslie Said:

Technical writer: technical skills or writing skills?

We Answered:

Subjective and objective is a false dichotomy here. It's really about the needs of your end-user.

For hardware and complex, deep software an EE or CS person who has good writing skills would do better. Here, the need tilts toward completeness. Programming skills come into play too because in some cases you'll be called upon to use tools to automate the process (e.g., make, perl scripting, LXR, etc.) Your audience is other EE/CS people so they tend to care less about style or pedagogy.

For some software and end-user literature a BA in English would be preferable because the emphasis will be on organizing and simplifying concepts and using multiple ways to convey them: pedagogy matters here. Don't kid yourself, it's still objective problem-solving. From a writing standpoint these kind of docs are actually more challenging because you're trying to say more with less. You also need additional skills in graphics, typesetting, layout style and so forth.

Melanie Said:

is there any chat group which helps me in improving my technical writing skills?

We Answered:

mensa groups would help

Freddie Said:

what is the role of technical writing skills in an engineer's carrier.explain in 200 words.?

We Answered:

Perhaps you should write your own resume.
If you cannot explain the role of technical writing skills in an engineer's career, then perhaps you are not qualified for the job.
Additionally, when you do complete your resume, ensure that you use spell-check, because the reviewer doesn't really care about a lunchbox.

Jenny Said:

What types of government jobs require technical writing skills?

We Answered:

All of them.

Raymond Said:

I want write my way to success. Please suggest me some books to develop my writing skills.?

We Answered:

hey bussy..
never go fr creative writing
jus write what eer comes to your heart
what u feel like..