The Point of Technical Writing or Why it matters

I'm putting together a potential package of communication courses for one of my clients. It would include basic writing skills then advance to business communication, technical writing (explaining things), and negotiation.

What I've come to realize is that the point of all communication--in business and, perhaps, in life--is to do two things: to explain (the point of technical writing) and to exchange value (negotiation).

If that's the case, these are the most important courses I'll ever work on. Which is sort of fun.

Reading or read

• Sands of the Well by Denise Levertov
• The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
• Beyond the Pale and Other Stories by William Trevor
• Andre Bieler: An artist's life and times by Frances K. Smith