Welcome!
This edition of the newsletter introduces the first of a series on how to accurately estimate your fee on a project. Whether you are developing a response to a tender or preparing an estimate for a client, you want your estimate to be accurate so that the work will be profitable. The series will cover the following topics:
- Estimating time
- Establishing your hourly rate
- Planning the work
- Negotiating your contract
We hope you enjoy the series. Please email comments and questions to [email protected].
Our featured member this month is Isabelle Ladouceur-Séguin. Isabelle is a plain language writer based in Quebec. She is a linguist by training and has experience writing for the health care sector. Isabelle is an emerging leader at the forefront of the plain language movement. Isabelle will be our featured speaker in May, as she helps practitioners marry the rigid rules of written French with the plain language writing principles.
Don’t miss our Patron’s Corner to read about upcoming training and other projects by our patron, Cheryl Stephens.
Thank you,
Jocelyn Pletz and Chantale Audet
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Featured Article – How to develop an estimate
How do you make your estimate accurate so that the work will be profitable?
Featured Member: Isabelle Ladouceur-Séguin
This month we feature member Isabelle Ladouceur-Séguin.