Revolution
is a process that affects perspectives, perceptions, practices, and hence the outcome.
When that actually occurs, the duty of turning it for betterment lies in the
hands of people who go through it at personal front.
One such
revolution that made ‘the writers’ in the corporate world carry forward the
legacy of organizational writing and at the same time swiftly embrace new
technologies, practise new methodologies, take up new challenges, and cut short
the time they would spend on drafting, developing and publishing the
communication materials is the invention of computer.
The
invention has changed his role from mere a language expert to an 2.0 or 3.0 technology savvy. It has forced the otherwise soft soul, creative and facetious
writer, to become a suave technology expert-learning new tools of the trade and
aligning them with proven old methodologies and procedures-while spreading the
message with utmost lucidity.
Depicted and
mentioned here is a comparison between some of the tools and responsibilities
between writers of pre- and post-technology era: symbolized are the icons and logos
of renowned software applications and tools a writer is expected to have a
freehand on and composed are the duties a writer shall take care of.
Irrespective
of the era or field, he is in, idea, research, data and exceptional command
over the language and deeper understanding of target audience are considered to
be a few must-possess prerequisites for any kind of a writer.