atw: Re: Groktalks for tech writers
- From: "Elizabeth Fullerton" <Elizabeth_Fullerton@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 14:52:58 +1000
grok is from clockwork orange, isn't it?=0D
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Craig Hadden
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:48 PM
To: atw
Subject: atw: Re: Groktalks for tech writers
Steve wrote:
> What is a groktalk? It is a presentation done=0D
> in 10 minutes
I like the concept. (Mind you, 10 minutes seems a bit
short to convey anything meaningful, but I suppose it
depends on the audience's prior knowledge. And forcing
the presenter to get to the point is a great idea!)
(I reckon _meetings_ would also benefit if everyone
knew in advance that there was a 10-minute time
limit!)
> My question to you lot:=0D
> What concepts do you need to grok?
Us lot's question to you: what on earth (or elsewhere)
does "grok" mean?=0D
(Of course, people generally respond better to
questions if they understand them.)
Initially I took your question to mean "what concepts
do we need to convey to other people", as in a
groktalk, which would be worth considering.
Taking your question to mean "what do we need to
understand", I think we need to understand how people
use written media (be that a printed guide, a website,
or help) and how they use whatever we're documenting.
(In one sense, even a piece of software or a VCR or
other appliance is "written media", in that it has
words written on it.)=0D
I'm not sure how much of use someone could say in 10
minutes about how people use written media, although I
think books like "Don't Make Me Think" are a step in
the right direction.
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Craig=0D
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