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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=SV link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please, can you keep this discussion off the list? Many of us who appreciate this list are neither technical writers nor engineers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ragnar Hanas, MD, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Uddevalla Hospital<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ant@ant-davey.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 07, 2011 10:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Ron Tillotson; framers@lists.frameusers.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Coaching engineers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Have to agree absolutely. As a potential consultant recently pointed out, engineers (indeed scientists in general) haven't studied how to use language as a form of communication since the days of their 'O'-levels or GCSEs (Grade 9 to my American friends). <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>Ant Davey <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'><br>On 06 October 2011 at 18:25 Ron Tillotson <<a href="mailto:RTillotson@gtiemail.com">RTillotson@gtiemail.com</a>> wrote: <br><br>> In the role of a technical writing consultant, contracted to coach or facilitate a learning process to give <br>> engineers the opportunity to improve specific writing skills, can be very effective. <br>> <br>> Ron Tillotson <br>> <br>> Technical Writer <br>> <br>> P Please consider the environment before printing this email. <br>> <br>> <br>> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>