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Authors and Corporations: Kirkman, John
In: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 8, 1978, 3, p. 243-250
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SAGE Publications
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 243-250
ISSN: 0047-2816
1541-3780
DOI: 10.2190/8c60-rpyq-kyxc-4lmf
published in: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Language: English
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Collection: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> Professional technical communicators need to be “engineers plus.” In the United Kingdom, the plus is added in short courses after full engineering education. </jats:p><jats:p> Developing the plus requires more than just training in grammar, graphics, and layout; it calls for programs which will develop the personal attributes communicators need in order to cope with the constraints with which they have to work. </jats:p>