Workshops and Seminars
Catherine Rategan speaks before groups and teaches writing. As co-founder of the Independent Writers of Chicago (IWOC) and then as president of the Chicago Chapter of the Media Communications Assn.-International (MCA-I), she conducted board meetings and chaired monthly meetings. She has also lectured about scriptwriting for the communications industry.
- 1999 - National Conference of the Media Communications Assn.-International (MCA-I), Washington, D.C.: participation in a panel group on corporate video scriptwriting
- 1999 - guest taught in the series Voice-Over for Professionals designed for professional narrators
- 1997 & 1999 - DePaul University - guest lecturer in Corporate Video Scriptwriting
- 1998 - DePaul University - taught an Internet class session on Corporate Video Scriptwriting
- 1996 - taught a private workshop for Jones Intercable on Writing and Evaluating Corporate Video Scripts
Workshops
Catherine Rategan offers workshops on writing and creativity:
- "The Pleasures of Writing Well"-- taught at the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Audience: faculty staff and researchers
- Purpose: improve the accuracy and clarity of their grant proposals and research articles
- Testimonial: "Thank you for the great job you did ... We appreciate how careful you were to be sure that the topics covered in the seminars reflected our needs and expectations... The materials was well organized and targeted to the specific needs of [our] ... writer[s]. ...you were exceptionally supportive and encouraged participation by the junior and senior students as well as faculty researchers," said Dr. Katherine Knight, department chair.
- "How to Market Technical Products and Technology Services without Tech Speak"
- Audience: members and guests of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Purpose: improve clarity and comprehension of promotional communications
- Testimonial: Repeated at the special request of the Chamber
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