MedicalWritersSpeak's Podcast
1) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 10: Being a Lifelong Learner
Learning a little bit of something each day is a bit like dollar-cost averaging in the field of investing: keep doing them consistently over time, and you will end up becoming very rich in both market...Show More
Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 10: Being a Lifelong Learner
10:07 | Feb 10th, 2022
2) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 9: Having a LinkedIn Presence
This week’s episode covers freelance medical writer success trait number 9, which is having a strong LinkedIn presence. I interviewed Dr. Kalpana Shankar a few months ago on this topic, and I think ou...Show More
Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 9: Having a LinkedIn Presence
43:21 | Feb 3rd, 2022
3) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 8: Being Professional on Client Calls
In this episode, I talk about the many things we have to remember to pull off a successful video conference call with a client, including what to wear, how to set up the video, and other minutiae invo...Show More
Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 8: Being Professional on Client Calls
19:33 | Jan 27th, 2022
4) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 7: Being Cheerful, Forgiving and Flexible
This week I am talking about being cheerful, forgiving, and flexible--freelance medical writer success trait number 7. How far do you have to go in this regard? Is the customer or client always right?...Show More
5) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 6: Organized and Mindful of Time
So this week I have a touch of Covid (thankfully, the seemingly milder Omicron variety). And YES I got 2 vaccinations and a booster! Anyway, I don’t want you having to listen to my croaky voice, excep...Show More
Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 6: Organized and Mindful of Time
1:23:43 | Jan 13th, 2022
6) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 5: Being well versed in the AMA Manual of Style and rules of writing and editing
Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 5: Being well versed in the AMA Manual of Style and rules of writing and editing In this week’s episode, I talk about the success trait number 5, and that...Show More
7) Goal-Setting Strategies for 2022
Because it’s almost a brand new year, in this week’s podcast episode, I’m talking about goals, specifically, the 5 steps of setting them and then actually pulling them off, which of course, is the har...Show More
8) Freelance Medical Writer Success Trait Number 4: Being Responsive
In this week’s episode, I talk about number 4 of the top ten traits of successful freelance medical writers: being responsive. For the overview of the top ten traits, please listen here If you’re ...Show More
9) The Importance of Following Directions in Medical Writing
In this week’s episode, I talk about number 2  and 3 of the top ten traits of successful freelance medical writers: following directions and following formatting. I combined these because they are som...Show More
10) Meeting Clients' Expectations In Medical Writing
In this week’s episode, I talk about the first of the top ten traits of successful freelance medical writers, and that is being focused on what the client wants and needs so as to meet their expectati...Show More