“A Year of Pandemic Reporting” With Ed Yong

Dec28

Join us on Zoom for Ed Yong’s lecture titled “A Year of Pandemic Reporting.” He is the winner of the 2021 John P. McGovern Award Lectureship for the Southwest Chapter of AMWA.

Ed is a science journalist who reports for The Atlantic and the author of I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us And A Grander View Of Life.

This must-see event is held on 06 January 2021, 6 pm CST (Virtual).

Ed has an extensive body of work, and much of his reporting during 2020 has covered COVID-19.

Since the McGovern lecture will be virtual this year, you don’t need to live in or near Houston to grab a seat! Seats are reserved, though, so get your ticket at https://lnkd.in/gm3-ZG9

Registration is $10.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Writing Successful Proposals and Grants

Dec13

Desk with Business Accessories and Text Reading Get a Grant. © [Mizinra] / Adobe Stock

I often get questions about the process of writing successful proposals and grants.

This process includes five stages:
1. Planning and Research
2. Organizing and Drafting
3. Improving the Style
4. Designing
5. Revising and Editing

Proposals are tools for managing change. They are the beginning of a relationship. In this case, the readers are trying to determine if there is a good fit between the client or funding source and your company.

Remember, proposal/grant writers are trying to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity. Again, at the core, proposals are about change.

Here’s another tip: It is best to write your introduction after you have written the body of the proposal. This approach will make it much easier for you.

If you need to examine a business proposal, review my sample document that seeks approval of funding for an emotional intelligence (EI) training program.

McGovern Award Discussion Group: The Work of Ed Yong

Dec11

Please join us for the AMWA Southwest Chapter’s 2021 McGovern Award Discussion Group: The Work of Ed Yong, an award-winning science journalist. https://lnkd.in/gm3-ZG9

Yong is the winner of the 2021 John P. McGovern Award Lectureship.

The event is held on Thursday, 17 December 2020, 5 pm CST (Zoom).

It is free, but registration is required.

Please visit our events page for the registration link and for more details. https://lnkd.in/gm3-ZG9

Ed Yong has an extensive body of work, and much of his reporting during 2020 has covered COVID-19.

For the discussion on 17 December, two AMWA Southwest Chapter leaders selected two of his articles from The Atlantic that are representative of his work but also particularly relevant to medical communicators in 2020: one article from 2020 about COVID-19 and another from 2019 about scientific publishing.

This discussion is open to all AMWA Southwest Chapter members.

See you there!

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