Lesson Tag: Proposal Writing

Module Seven: Value Proposition

The Customer Perception Your customers’ perception is your reality. This is all that matters. It is not about how YOU perceive your value but rather about how they perceive it! It is not who you are and what your benefits are… It’s about how THEY will win, they will benefit, they will profit, etc. Value …

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Module Eight: Writing the Proposal

It’s finally time for the real purpose of our journey: writing the actual proposal. This module will look at some tools to help you write your first draft. Educating the Evaluator While writing your proposal, always ask yourself: what will the person reading this proposal receive from this sentence/paragraph/section? Ghosting the Competition When writing the …

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Module Six: Writing Skills

The research is done, the outline is complete, and you’re ready to write, right? Hold on just a moment! Before you dive into your word processor, let’s review some basics. Spelling and Grammar Paying attention to proper spelling and grammar is general good practice, and it will make your editing process a lot easier. Although …

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Module Five: Finding Facts

Now that we have an outline built, it’s time to find facts to support our proposition. In this module, we will look at what sources you can use and how to organize your information Identifying Resources Before writing can begin, you must gather facts to support the proposal. Organizing Your Information Information should, naturally, be …

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Module Four: Preparing An Outline

The more detailed and accurate your outline is, the more cohesive and persuasive your proposal will be A General Format Proposals vary widely in their size and structure. However, most proposals include the following elements: Special Sections In addition to the standard components, here are some components that you might see in a proposal: Table …

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