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Nevertheless the key points from that story are worth repeating here, in describing how IT professionals can develop and hone their writing skills:

• Take a course: lots of options here online, on DVD, and in the classroom. Check ‘em out, and especially look into what your friendly neighborhood (and usually quite affordable) local community college has to offer in this vein.
• Read a book: lots of good books are available on technical writing, or writing for engineers and IT pros. Find one; read it; practice what it preaches.
• Do some writing: you can’t learn how, or get better, unless you put yourself on the line and actually do some writing work. Volunteering online is a great way to start.
• Practice makes perfect: If you want to write, you must write as much as you can. The more you write, the more comfortable you will become with this onerous-seeming, but ultimately beneficial and essential type of communication.
• Get some feedback: Practice alone is not enough to become a good writer. You must find somebody better than you to look over your work, and help you figure out how to improve. It’s a lifetime adventure, in fact, because no matter how well you write, you can always do better. Feedback is the key!

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