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Society for Technical CommunicationSt. Louis Chapter,
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The CIC SIG meets (usually for lunch) on a semi-regular monthly basis, to talk about issues involved in being on your own as a technical communicator. A brief history of some of our recent meetings is below. We also have an electronic mailing list, for discussions between meetings. Contact me if you are interested in participating. Lisa Balbes (lisa@balbes.com)
26 August - Resources for Independents
28 October - Recent Regional Meeting, Current Issues
18 December 2003 - Marketing Dos and Don’ts
11 February - Taxes
21 April - "Buyer-Centric Selling"
24 May - What I learned at STC’s National Meeting
20 July - Portfolios
01 October 2004 - Free Money for Small Business Training Opportunities
19 November 2004 - Elevator speeches as part of your marketing efforts
26 January - Panel discussion "Getting Started as an Independent"
21 March - Current Problems
24 June - Current Issues
14 September - Current Issues
29 November - The Future of the Local STC Chapter/ Problems Getting Paid
28 April - RSS, Wikis and blogs (Lisa Balbes)
20 September - Joint meeting of STC CIC SIG and American Medical Writers Association
29 November - Business Plans (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
10 January - SMART Business Goals for 2007 (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
07 March - Warming up cold calls and marketing your freelance business (Donna Coffman, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
09 May - Retirement Options for the Self-Employed (Edward Jones, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
11 July - Working Remotely: Keeping It Successful and Fun (Alice Fugate, Joint with American Medical Writers Association). Handout.
12 September - Top 10 Web Sites for Medical/Technical Writers (Joanne McAndrews, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
07 November - Contracts and Letters of Agreement (Cathy Jarrell, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
January 02 - LinkedIn for Independents (Joanne McAndrews, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
March 07 - Update on New Technologies: Opportunities, Uses, and Issues for Independents (Lisa Balbes, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
May 07 - Recent Experiences (Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
July 11 - Visual Communications (Barb Vogel, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
September 18- Survey Results (Lisa Balbes and Joanne McAndrews, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
November 14 - BYOBP (Bring your own business problem) (Alice Fugate, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
January 12 - Writing science and medicine articles for the St. Louis Beacon (Presenter: Jo Seltzer, Daily Bread, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
March 3 - Troubleshooting Microsoft Word Problems (Presenter: Lynne Roney, Amici's, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
May 19, 2009 - Effective interviews with subject matter experts (Handout. Presenter: Betsy Frick, Schneithorsts Restaurant, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
July 8 - Portfolios that Pop (Presenter: Dana Delibovi, Amici's, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
Sept 11 - Seminar for Writers and Editors about Statistics (presenter Dr. Jay Piccirillo, Washington University School of Medicine), Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
Nov 13 - Writing Instructions (Presenter Barb Vogel, Maggianos Little Italy), Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
Jan 08 - Clients: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Moderator: Joanne McAndrews, Assumption Greek Church, Joint with American Medical Writers Association)
Friday, March 05, 2010
Tools for Evaluating Clinical Study Reports
Linda A. Landon, PhD, ELS, President, Research Communiqué, Jefferson City, MO
Location: Pi Pizzeria, 10935 Manchester Road, Kirkwood, MO, 63122
Thursday May 06, 2010
PJ's Tavern, 123 S Jefferson Ave, Kirkwood MO 63122
Writing for blogs: Is It Worth it?
Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D., Balbes Consultants
Friday, July 09 2010, 11:30am
Riddle's in the Loop, 6307 Delmar
Time Tracking for Independents
Lynne Roney
September 23, 2010
Getting Noticed: Presentation Skills for Research and Marketing
Larenda Mielke, Instructor, English Language Programs, Washington University in St. Louis