Communicator skills in a changing world

Author

Alexander, Susan Mathew

Author_Institution

Cambridge Road, Bangalore, India

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

79

Lastpage

83

Abstract

Discusses the business climate of today and the challenges faced today by professional communicators the world over. Some of these challenges are the need to have extremely fast turnaround to meet deadlines and having to work with counterparts in other parts of the world that you never see. The paper is based on observations of how the information technology industry functions and effective practices across several organizations. While aimed at all communications professionals, it finds special relevance for technical communicators in the information technology industry. The paper discusses eight areas that communicators need to bear in mind to be able to function effectively in the business climate that prevails today

Keywords

DP industry; commerce; information technology; management of change; professional communication; business climate; changing world; communications professionals; deadlines; fast turnaround; foreign counterparts; information technology industry; organizations; professional communicator skills; technical communicators; Business communication; Communication industry; Costs; Documentation; Ear; Globalization; Information technology; Proposals; Time to market; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5709-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1999.799104

Filename

799104