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The September 14, 2011 Chapter Meeting

Topic:

    Proposal and Grant Writing 101

    Technical communicators have the right mix of talent and skills to manage or provide support for proposals and grants. However, marketing our value to clients who are seeking to win contracts or grant funding requires that we understand proposal processes and "speak the language.”

    In this session for both new and seasoned proposal specialists, Judy Herr will cover some of the essentials you need to know to work as a proposal team manager or contributor. She also plans on sharing hints for winning contracts, as she presents:

    • How to talk the talk and gain credibility as valuable contributors
      • Know common proposal expressions 
      • Understand key differences between proposals and grants
    • Some of the challenges and obstacles you may face, and how to
      • Build alliances and partnerships
      • Set up a good proposal team organization
      • Manage & communicate as virtual teams
    • Judy's "top 10 lessons learned" that help create winning proposals and grants

    There will be time for questions, answers, and discussion.

Speaker:

    Judith Herr

    Judith (Judy) Herr has thirty years of experience in technical communication. She has done extensive work managing teams as they prepared highly complex proposals and oral presentations that have won government contracts. She has worked in a broad range of disciplines, including information technology, public health, environmental services, occupational safety, manufacturing, and scientific research.

    Judith holds a BA in Sociology and Communication from the University of Texas and a Masters in Public Health from Tulane University. After working in a number of different jobs in both non-profit and for-profit arenas, Judy started her own consulting business, Well Chosen Words. 

    Having raising her hand to volunteer at her first STC meeting 20 years ago, Judith Herr became an STC Fellow in 2006 and received the STC President’s Award in 2011. She has served in every chapter leadership position, directed the STC technical communication competition Touchstone, and was STC’s SIG Advocate, helping the STC SIGs gain recognition as viable virtual communities. Judith served from 2008-2011 on the STC the Board of Directors for the Society.

Date:

    Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Times:

    6:00 to 7:00 pm: Networking, conversation & dinner
    7:00 to 7:15 pm: Announcements
    7:15 to 8:30 pm: Presentation
    8:30 to 9:00 pm: Conversation, follow up on job announcements
    9:00 to 9:15 pm: Clear the room; move conversations to the sidewalk

Location:

    Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California