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Career Connections: Technical Writer

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Listen to a technical writer describe how his background as a diesel engine technician evolved into his current job. As a writer and project manager for a product support documentation company, he authors manuals for equipment manufacturing. Part of the "Career Connections" series.

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Runtime: 5 minutes 20 seconds

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