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10 Reasons Grant Writers Should Use Spell Check

February 12th, 2010 at 8:50 pm

 by David Tandet
The real scoop on getting your grant proposal seriously considered?
Use spell check.
That’s not my opinion. It’s straight from the lips of Holly Cole, Verizon’s Director, Government & External Affairs, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
Ms. Cole gave that advice during a recent presentation at the Ventura County Community Foundation. It was part of her […]



10 Reasons To Use Lists In Healthcare Writing

January 6th, 2010 at 9:22 pm

by David Tandet
Did you see US News and World Report’s list of Best Hospitals? How about the Wall Street Journal’s list of the Best Health Books of 2009? Lists are always an efficient marketing tool to position your company in front of the rest. When it comes to healthcare, pharmacology and bioscience, the following reasons […]



Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Does it Right

November 19th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

by David Tandet
Manatt, Phelps is a law firm that provides personalized care for integrated legal services. After an old friend told me about a presentation she’d made to some attorneys there, I went to their website to find out more.
The narrative I immediately became engaged in was about what it takes to succeed in business. […]



Public/Private Funding Partnerships Demand Proactive PR

October 19th, 2009 at 9:22 pm

by David Tandet
Philanthropy and public relations have a long history together. When 19th century tycoons were attacked as robber barons, several set up foundations to contribute to good causes — in part to fend off the verbal assaults.
Sometimes the infusion of capital into new works was so great that foundations had to set up their […]



Alzheimer’s Association’s Sue Murphy Believes in Her Cause

September 21st, 2009 at 7:38 pm

by David Tandet
As director of development for the Alzheimer’s Association — California Central Coast Chapter — part of Sue Murphy’s job involves grant writing that will help advance her organization’s mission. What is that mission? To ultimately eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through research, provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the […]



Grammar As It Should Be

July 8th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

by David Tandet
Good grammar rocks.
I’m no grammarian.
But I know when to look up the right way to say something.
That’s more than a research exercise.
It’s more true in grammar than any other area: know the rules before you break them.
The “dumbed down” version’s often preferable in marketing.
How many people use “as” correctly these days? So why […]



Specialize and Energize

June 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

by David Tandet
When you specialize in a particular type of writing, you’re saying to people, “This is my turf. Hire me for a white paper, a marketing piece, or blog in this particular field and, (1) I won’t have to get up to speed about the basics, (2) I may be able to add some […]



Keeper Quotes From Clients

May 21st, 2009 at 10:08 pm

by David Tandet
• “Bullets are nice.” Got that from a client before he clicked off the phone after delivering marching orders for his next newsletter. Very key. Whether it’s bullets or numbers, more paragraphs or subheadings, organization makes the copy readable. It also keeps you on track. Make the points you want to make. Write […]



Successful Grant Writing Is A Team Sport

April 26th, 2009 at 11:56 pm

by David Tandet
Jerry Lynch quoted former Olympic volleyball player Lori Endicott in his  sports psychology classic Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: “There are six people on the volleyball court. We all have different strengths, weaknesses, personalities. It creates a dynamic that’s more exhilarating than an individual sport.”
In Right Before You Write, Jonathan O’Brien has this to […]



Twitter.com Great Writing

March 25th, 2009 at 6:15 pm

by David Tandet
Increasing  social media has the same effect on good writing that the size of a parking structure has on nice cars: not much.
Some networkers babble on in disjointed streams of consciousness. Others? Wordsmiths to the max.
But when it comes to the need for effective writing in all this, there’s no need to look […]



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