Kali Tal Consulting

BERN, SWITZERLAND

Editing and grant writing

Editing time will depend upon the quality of your English and the state of your manuscript. 

Editing speed for manuscripts by non-native speakers of English can rangee between 400-1200 words, so I must see a draft or a previous manuscript before I can provide a reliable cost estimate.

The cost of grant coaching will depend on the amount and type of support you require. Inquire for details. 

If you elect not to work with me, I will immediately delete your manuscript and materials. If I do not hear back from you after sending an estimate, I will delete your manuscript 14 days later.

Manuscript price quote

Per hour rate

$133 / 120 CHF
In and outside of Switzerland

University of Bern

$110 / 100 CHF
For affiliates of my home institution

Large projects

Normal per-hour rate for the first 10 hours, and $110 / 100 CHF thereafter
Grant price quote

Courses

Members of the University of Bern community with an ILIAS account can register for my free courses, offered through the Medical Library. These are also available to participants in Switzerland for a fee. (University of Bern affiliates without an ILIAS account may take these courses for a reduced fee),  

If you represent a Swiss institution, I would be happy to create an on-site or custom course for you and offer it under the auspices of the Medical Library at UniBE.

If you are outside Switzerland and want me to offer any of the workshops I’ve designed either online or on-site, or if you would like me to create a custom course for you, the same rates apply. I bill directly for courses outside Switzerland, as a freelancer.

Course price quote

Per half-day course

$1100 / 1000 CHF
Up to 3 hours of teaching, spread over a 4-hour period

Per full-day course

$1680 / 1530 CHF
Up to 6 hours of teaching, spread over an 8.5 hour period

Custom Courses

I can usually create customized courses without a lot of extra work. Contact me if you have special requests about the subject matter, or if your group requires more intensive or individualized coaching.

Inquire about reduced rates if your institution is in a low-resource country.

Excerpts from my course evaluations...

The structure of the workshop makes it easy to follow because it matches the structure of a publication. Switching between the Powerpoint, Word, and EQUATOR-network.org made it really hands-on.
Participant, "The ABCs of Scientific Writing for Public Health Researchers"April 2023
The course was well balanced, with information, examples, motivational speaking, and support. Even though it was 4h, I genuinly enjoyed the course and it was totally worth it 🙂
Participant, "Organizing and Writing Your Master’s Thesis in Medicine"April 2023
Thanks so much for introducing examples of writing and taking the time to give feedback on our examples. This was so useful to allow us to improve our writing in the moment.
Participant, "Writing the Introduction to a Scientific Paper"March 2023
I really like the toolkit for structuring sections by paragraph, particularly in the Discussion, which for me is always the most challenging section.
Participant, "Writing the Discussion Section of a Scientific Paper"March 2023
I learned a lot about how to structure my paragraphs and how to "think the English way" while writing. The workshop was highly practical and interactive.
Participant, " Improve Your Scientific Writing in English: Focus on the Paragraph"March 2023
Helped to remind me of specific phrases and necessary information to put into my manuscript (like what is my role within the initiative I am working on and might this have influenced the participants' answers or how we actually came up with the codes and themes—not just "inductively and deductively").
Participant, "Writing about Qualitative Research in Scientific Papers"November 2022
I never really had any courses in academic writing before, because I studied dental medicine (practical). This series of couses is what I need to write my doctoral thesis! Thank you very much!
Participant, "Writing the Introduction to a Scientific Paper"October 2022
I really did not know what to expect, as I thought only outlining a paper can't be that big of a deal. However, this workshop clearly showed me the advantage of appoaching the outline with a very specific plan and how crucial the outline is to the final paper. Super useful course!
Participant, "Outlining the Scientific Paper"September 2022
The course content is very applied and I know exactly what to do with it. Kali Tal is a captivating, engaging and entertaining lecturer who gives hands-on instructions and advice that are both reasonable and pragmatic.
Participant, "Responding to Reviewers"April 2022
I would certainly have appreciated meeting Kali Tal and other workshop participants live, but the online format allowed me to participate from my own institute (which is 2 hours away) or even from my Swedish workspace ('home-office' at my co- supervisor's lab), which I very highly appreciate!!! Thank you very much!
Participant, "Responding to Reviewers"April 2022
This course gives a great overview on grant writing. From my perspective, this is exactly what we need to decide what specific aspects we need to work more on (that is, to give an example, some of us are already really good at presenting/writing but have to learn how to "sell ourselves").
Participant, "Introduction to Grant Writing"April 2022
I think it should be a mandatory course for anyone wishing to publish anything, before they even start the writing process. There are just so many caveats and unspoken rules that as early career scientists we are not aware of. This course is a perfect overview. Can only highly recommend this class!
Participants, "Managing Co-Authors"March 2022
Fantastic new ideas about designing eye-catching posters in a competitive conference poster environment. Good feedback when I shared something.
Participant, "Designing Posters for Scientific Conferences"November 2021
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