When the basics aren't enough: finding a comprehensive editor

L.K. Grove Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Abstract

In today's competitive markets, organizations may be tempted to reduce costs by cutting staff or hiring less skilled, and thus less costly, staff. At the same time, and for the same reasons, the need for higher quality in reports and manuals grows. As companies begin to invest in quality, they are finding that "good" is no longer good enough. To achieve excellence, staff must have the right skills. The paper describes how to find technical editors who can make documents more than just good, editors who can think about the content of the message, not just its presentation.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
1994-01-01
DOI
10.1109/47.317483
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Open Access
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Cited by in this index (4)

  1. College Composition and Communication
  2. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  3. Technical Communication Quarterly
  4. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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