Before I started in my present job, I really felt undervalued as a professional because my skills were more in the liberal arts realm and less technology focused. What could an art major/former journalist bring to the land of engineers and computer programmers?

Luckily where I am at now I see the value of technical communication professionals and how they can make a real impact on the progress and quality of technical projects. Some times technical communicators play the role of mediator, diplomat, and even the bad cop. We help collate great ideas and bring them from the realm of speculation into concrete products. We see the big picture and capture the details. We help the technical types communicate with the business types. We streamline processes. We are technical communicators, hear us roar! :)