IDEA#153 點解要請我

見工，多會被人問點解我要請你，作為一個Technical Writer，我會這樣答:

Effective, concise writing and editing leads to effective, concise everything.

That's because being a good writer is about more than words. Good writers know how to communicate. They make things easy to understand. They can put themselves in someone else's shoes. They know what to omit. They think clearly. And those are the qualities you need.

Good writing skills are an indicator of an organized mind which is capable of arranging information and argument in a systematic fashion and also helping (not making) other people understand things.

Good writing is partly a matter of character. Instead of doing what's easy for me, I do what's easy for my colleagues, bosses, and clients.

So, it doesn't matter what jobs I've been doing, the writing skills will pay off.