Themes from the readings thus far
- "Professional" in professional communication defined as intentional. What is our intention as professional communicators?
- Meaning, power, and authority
- Ethical responsibility as professional communicators. Gatekeepers?
- Theories from Technical & Professional Communication that provide a lens for examining problems in professional discourses
Notes from February 7
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From January 31: 3 Models of Communication & the Place for Rhetoric
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Definitions from the Word Clouds
- Shailyn: professional communicators are seen less now as people who just make information more digestible. They are now seen as people with more knowledge and arguably experts in some of the things they write about.
- Anthony: Being able to manage the knowledge being offloaded and shifted around constantly seems to be the primary task of any communicator, especially those in marketing as they have to then parse that knowledge into information that can be understood by a company's target audience.
- Leah: words such as "analytical," "speaking", and "creative" … are extremely necessary to my future aspirations.
- Jeffrey: The idea of communicators transitioning from technical knowledge to information brokers with the evolution of society into the information age is very interesting. And, “my cloud was very much centered around the applications of writing (media, marketing, etc..) then the actual process of writing. I think its super cool and I'm a little jealous your cloud incorporates the all of the parts of writing I enjoy so much rather then just their economic endgame.”
- Rhyan: Mine also gears towards the idea of working with people. I really want to focus either on an academic route or work with grants in the future. I think in terms of communication, which shows up on the Selfe and Selfe figure, the word isn’t major on my word chart. Generally, I would say my chart feels like it could lean into a number of jobs rather than just one career-path. … I feel like my focus in my word charts is based around words that tie into the knowledge aspect of the descriptions.
- Martyna: I really like the phrasing used at the end of this paragraph. “... practitioners [of technical communication] have to ‘grasp the immeasurable complexities of knowledge, language, and communication’”. I think that the strength of such a description truly shows the depth and extensiveness of the field. Rather than just saying that technical communicators translate technical pieces into layman's terms, it helps explain the skill and knowledge needed to complete the work.
- Steph: I did not find rhetorical descriptors in my job descriptions but do feel that it is a large part of any writing position. While technically a difference, kairos, pathos and especially logos are intrinsic characteristics. Likewise, the positions I have focused on are less concerned with design and are more concerned with written policy and relying on IT partners, web designers and consultants to help design websites and relevant areas. Collaboration.