20th July 2023
Technical information is any information e.g., scientific information, research development, engineering =, production, research development, operation, and use of machines processes and materials used in industry, transport and communications
Skills needed to become a technical writer
Communication skills- to be able to convey technical information clearly and concisely to audiences. They should possess clarity, purpose, coherence, openness and confidence.
Technical skills- technical knowledge of subject matter of interest and hat poof the company.
Reasearch skills- must have clear understanding of the subject.
Tool skills- a technical writer must have exemptional, skill and knowledge of technical writing tools. They include;
Publishing tools-Adobe FrameMaker, document 360 rob help.
Spell check tools- Grammarly, autocrat, prewriting aid, google docs
Image editing tools-adobe photoshop, Canva, pick monkey, pixel
Authoring tools- MS word, google docs, markdown editors
Screen capture tools- TechSmith Snagit, fire shot
Editing tools – must be very good at proofreading, reviewing, spelling and punctuation, structure and tone of voice.
Design skills-
Teamwork- you should be able to collaborate with everyone on your team irrespective of the difference in backgrounds and area of knowledge.
Top comments (1)
Hi!
About the skills, I think there are some skills mandatory to have: grammar, and tech knowledge; others are optional: graphics skills or design skills.
I encourage everyone to write first about thoughts or just ideas about how is develop instead of writing "another tutorial", because there are way better tutorials everywhere, but we are free to write what you want :)
Say hi in the welcome thread as dev.to and have a great journey in the community :)
(PS: don't be shy, every post is welcome :))