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Scribble Talk - Episode 14 Dick Eassom (aka Wordman)

Apr 11, 2020 • S01 E14 • 01:23:29

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You are listening to Scribble Talk, a podcast for bid and proposal professionals.  My name is Baskar Sundaram and with my co – host Ashley Kayes, we will be sitting down with our industry veterans to share their stories, discuss their career, and learn how to make an impact in the industry.

Today’s guest is Dick Eassom  

Dick Eassom, aka Wordman, a Certified Fellow of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP®), past APMP Chief Executive Officer, recipient of the APMP William C. McRae Founders' Award, past Chair of the APMP California Chapter and a proud member of the chapter’s Mentor program. Dick has presented at 15+ APMP Annual International Conferences on using Microsoft Word for proposal development.

Dick has authored over forty articles for "Wordman's Production Corner" in the APMP Perspective. In his 40+ years of experience, Dick has led or contributed to numerous proposals in the USA, UK, Canada, Germany and Australia. Dick has a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds in England.


In this episode we will discuss Dick's 

  • Early Life in United Kingdom  
  • Techincal expertise at Marconi
  • Transition to USA 
  • Entry to Proposal Industry 
  • 3 things not many people know about him 
  • APMP Board, Conference Co Chair contributions
  • California Chapter Association
  • Stamp collection passion 
  • Wordman origin 
  • 40+ Blogs for APMP Journal and 15+ APMP Conference workshops  
  • Advice to bid and proposal professionals 
  • His next steps 

Few fun Qs.... 

Which super hero is Wordman similar to ?  
How would Dick explain the profession to a child? 
and more... 

Dick also recommends a very interesting book and shares a funny incident at one of his workshop to the listeners... 

Get to know the human side of Wordman, Dick Eassom




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