http://tc.eserver.org/authors/Zace,_Sokol A bibliography of works by Zace, Sokol in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Zace,_Sokol http://tc.eserver.org/24010.html http://tc.eserver.org/24010.html Creativity is a form of energy starting from nothing and generating original and unique values. http://tc.eserver.org/19482.html http://tc.eserver.org/19482.html This paper describes how our experience in striving to hire Information Designers led us to identify the very basic cognitive and humanistic traits that make up a successful technical communicator. It also shows how, once identified, such traits can be used to unveil hidden potentialities which can help turn a non expert candidate into a successful and gratified Information Designer and communicator. This paper focuses mainly on psychological traits, not on technical skills, that have been extensively discussed in a series of other papers.