http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Articles/Writing/Technical-Writing/India A listing of the most recently indexed works about Articles and Writing and Technical Writing and India in the field of technical communication (and technical writing). 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/Articles/Writing/Technical-Writing/India http://tc.eserver.org/33422.html http://tc.eserver.org/33422.html An average internet-banking user of this bank would be an Indian whose primary language, either at school or at home, was not and is not English. Such a person would not even notice the errors I’ve marked. Such a person would find the text totally comprehensible, unambiguous, and useful - though a tad incomplete because it answers only about four questions and doesn’t even address the how-to of the options provided by the internet-banking facility. http://tc.eserver.org/26844.html http://tc.eserver.org/26844.html Today, the demand for technical writers in India is rapidly rising. http://tc.eserver.org/26842.html http://tc.eserver.org/26842.html It is not surprising that India will have to go through the process of creating academic programs in the field and you all are the evidence that this is happening. http://tc.eserver.org/26845.html http://tc.eserver.org/26845.html The technical writers, who already exist in the industry having created a golden niche, are fast emerging as the 'trainers' for this career option. http://tc.eserver.org/26843.html http://tc.eserver.org/26843.html How often do we, as consumers, wish that the producers provide us adequate information about their products in a simple language that we understand? http://tc.eserver.org/26847.html http://tc.eserver.org/26847.html If you're not sure whether to trust a technical writing service with your valuable documentation or not, then you can just hire the technical writing service for a small project and see how it works out for both of you. http://tc.eserver.org/24083.html http://tc.eserver.org/24083.html Boundless opportunities exist for persons with excellent skills in this era of web-based technology. http://tc.eserver.org/23415.html http://tc.eserver.org/23415.html Though the technical writing field in India is growing faster than ever before, no institution in the country imparts any kind of technical writing course or training. Some University courses include a paper in Technical Writing, but its scope is very limited. Also, no figures are available about the number of technical writers in India. http://tc.eserver.org/22693.html http://tc.eserver.org/22693.html The world chooses India for software development. But this is not true for documentation. Having written User Manuals and Online Help mainly for software exports companies for the last 15 years, I can claim to have written for the world market. http://tc.eserver.org/22605.html http://tc.eserver.org/22605.html There is such a desperate need for technical writers that anyone and everyone is welcome. My only fond hope is that we deliver quality. The minimum requirements for technical writing are good English-language skills, and proper use of grammar and punctuation. Typically, in most of the user manuals that I have picked up in India, I have always found errors after browsing through a few pages. Some of these errors are gross and some of them are subtle. http://tc.eserver.org/22609.html http://tc.eserver.org/22609.html 'More technical writers. Better technical writers.' This is the mantra I have in mind while I write this column.