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The Australian Society for Technical Communication (Victoria) is a non-profit organisation for professionals involved in the communication of technical information.
The organisation was formed to provide members with professional development opportunities, and to increase public awareness of the profession.
ASTC News
New! Writing Skills for Tenders Course, 3 September 2011, Melbourne
Public and private tenders drive the majority of today's business revenue. And submitting a tender or proposal document that makes you lose out on this lucrative opportunity will not help you survive in the current economic climate. So how do you make sure your tender or proposal stands out from the rest?
Is your business playing in a cut-throat 'projects' style industry, where submitting proposals and tenders is the only way to earn real profits? Do different specialists in your team contribute to the proposal document, answering the questions most relevant to them?
Months after the submission date, are you still wondering why you missed out, left with nothing more than a vague de-brief and thanks, but try again next time?
Book into this highly interactive workshop that teaches you:
- How to avoid the common tender writing mistakes
- How to develop your own fresh and consistent style
- How tenders are really assessed (actual Govt examples)
Learn easy-to-implement strategies that put your company above the rest.
Learn how to identify hidden, hot button issues and how to press them to your advantage. Check out the details on our Courses page.
New! Next Bi-monthly Presentation, Thursday 1 September, Swinburne University, Hawthorn - Working with People Under Stress
Our guest speaker will be Dr Vesna Grubacevic and her topic is Working with People under Stress.
Abstract: In this highly interactive one hour presentation, Dr. Vesna will:
- Show you an effective way to work with people under stress
- Discuss the major causes of stress, how to identify your levels of stress and how to reduce your stress so that you avoid adding to other people's stress
- Help you to experience some techniques to reduce stress in yourself and other people.
Whether working with clients, subject matter experts or colleagues, you will learn techniques to help you to manage stress more effectively and help others to do the same.
Bio: Dr. Vesna Grubacevic is the founder of award-winning company, Qt. She is a certified NLP Trainer, Performance Transformation Expert™, the creator of breakthrough behavioural change techniques, an author, media commentator and sought after speaker, who also holds a PhD and a Bachelor of Economics. Her experience in business spans over 29 years, including 9 years as an Economist, 4 years in Corporate Strategy and running her own successful company for over a decade. She has worked with hundreds of professionals and businesses across varied industries to assist them to create exceptionally performing individuals, leaders and teams. With a passion for transformation, empowerment and results, Dr. Vesna's expertise and qualifications in the psychology of personal and business success will inspire you to empower yourself and others to excel.
Meeting Location: We are now meeting at Swinburne University in Hawthorn, room AS 324. You can find the location in your Melways on map 45 F9 (enlargement on Map 581)
Please note: The doors open at 6:20pm and the talk starts promptly at 6:40pm.
Cost: ASTC (Vic) members free, Others $5
Swinburne University discontinues Technical Communications course
Swinburne University has announced that the Graduate Diploma of Social Science and the Graduate Certificate of Social Science (Technical Communications) is to be discontinued from the end 2011. Swinburne University staff have not made any statements of their reasons for the discontinuation.
If you're a current student, please contact the faculty/course administration to get the latest details.
It is disappointing for all the technical authors out there to see this situation arise. It is hoped that the course shall be offered in another form, possibly by another institution.