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Mini-Quiz: Skills Required To Be a Technical Writer

by Ron Kurtus (updated 14 March 2023)

Take this Mini-Quiz to check your understanding of the lesson material.

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1. What writing skill is the most important?

Use of long words to show intelligence

Concise and logical explanations

Knowledge of the history of writing

2. Why do you need to know how to use all these writing tools if you have a degree in writing?

To test how clever you are at learning things

Companies really want programmers

Companies want you to use their tools immediately

3. What can you do if you are not familiar with the product line?

Get information from the subject matter expert

Go back to school and get another degree

Make believe you are an expert and fake it

If you got all three correct, you are on your way to becoming a Champion in Technical Writing. If you had problems, you had better look over the material again.

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Try to be the best you can in your chosen profession

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Resources and references

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Top-rated books on Technical Writing

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Where are you now?

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Technical Writing topics

Mini-Quiz: Skills Required to be a Technical Writer

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Technical Writing topics

Getting work as a Technical Writer

• Skills Required to be a Technical Writer
• Salaries of Technical Writers
• Write Your Way into Technical Writing
• Starting a Technical Writing Business
• Marketing Yourself as a Freelancer

Developing technical documentation

• Concise Writing Important
• Documentation Needed by Companies
• Process of Writing Technical Manual
• Managing Your Writing Project
• Role of Technical Writers in eLearning

Using tools

• Succeed Using FrameMaker
• Using RoboHelp
• -- DHTML-based WebHelp Tutorial
• -- Java-based WebHelp Tutorial

Success factors

• 5 Powers of a Champion
• -- Importance of Health
• -- Importance of Knowledge
• -- Importance of Excellence
• -- Importance of Value
• -- Importance of Character
• Be a Champion Technical Writer

Also see

• Technical Writing Survey Results
• Succeed Using FrameMaker
• ISO 9000 Documentation
• Succeed in Writing
• Advance in Your Career

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Be the best that you can be.

Use your knowledge and skills to help others succeed.

Don't be wasteful; protect our environment.

You CAN influence the world.

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Live Your Life as a Champion:

Take care of your health

Seek knowledge and gain skills

Do excellent work

Be valuable to others

Have utmost character

Be a Champion!

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