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Managing the Technical Communication Department

Getting to know the Technical Communication Industry

Producing useful, relevant, and engaging content that simplifies the complex is at the heart of technical communication. Practitioners share some common attributes, including insatiable curiosity, a talent for organizing concepts, the ability to write well, and the determination to improve what and how information is delivered. Technical communication is about managing an organization's most valuable assets--information and knowledge--using tools and processes that are constantly evolving.

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