Description

A good proposal doesn’t just outline what product or service you would like to create or deliver. It does so in such a way that the reader feels it is the only logical choice. Your participants will explore the proposal writing process including the most common types of proposals. The Proposal Writing workshop will take participants through each step of the proposal writing process, from understanding why they are writing a proposal; to gathering information; to writing and proofreading; through to creating the final, professional product.

Description

A good proposal doesn’t just outline what product or service you would like to create or deliver. It does so in such a way that the reader feels it is the only logical choice. Your participants will explore the proposal writing process including the most common types of proposals. The Proposal Writing workshop will take participants through each step of the proposal writing process, from understanding why they are writing a proposal; to gathering information; to writing and proofreading; through to creating the final, professional product.

Designed for

• Managers, Supervisors and leads.
• Teams.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:

•   Identify the purpose of a proposal.
•   Identify different types of proposals.
•   Identify and perform the steps in the proposal writing process.
•   Perform a needs analysis and write a goal statement.
•   Prepare a proposal outline.
•   Improve their writing skills with a variety of techniques.
•   Use appropriate resources and ghosting to build a strong case.
•   Add illustrations to their proposal.
•   Proofread and edit their proposal.
•   Add the finishing touches to create a professional-looking final product.

Getting Started

Just to make sure the experience is as smooth as possible we’d like to suggest a couple of things you may or will need to get on with the course:

·         While we are happy for anyone to enroll in the course, we suggest that you should be at least managing/leading a team (big or small) or preparing for a role that requires your leadership skills

·         Internet connection is a big must

·         Readiness to learn, remember this is about you and so you need to be ready to take time to yourself and motivate yourself

·         Maybe something to write some notes down or ideas, but don’t worry the course documents can be downloaded at the end of the course for you to review and use at any time.

The Journey

Understanding Proposals

What’s in it for me: What is a Proposal? Get to know what Proposals are and the Proposal Writing Process, the types of Proposals there are and the role of “Requests for Proposals”.

Videos: 6               Self Assessment: 3            Checklist: 1          Exercise: 1

Beginning the Proposal Writing Process

What’s in it for me: In this session learn about Identifying your purpose and your audience, performing a needs analysis and writing the goal statement.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 0            Checklist: 0          Exercise: 1

Preparing an Outline

What’s in it for me: Get to prepare the proposal by learning about how to define the general format, special sections and creating a framework. Get down to knowing what to put into the details.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 4            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Fact Finding for a Solid Proposal 

What’s in it for me: Identify the right resources to help you build the content of the proposal and organizing your information.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 4            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Building your writing skills (I) 

What’s in it for me: Simple things in a proposal matter such as spelling and grammar. Develop your perfect proposal by working with words. Learn to devise the proposal by constructing sentences, persuasive writing and using a mastering voice.

Videos: 2               Self Assessment: 2            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Deepening the Writing Skills (II) 

What’s in it for me: Develop the proposal in manner that stands out – using creative paragraphs and strong transitions. Learn to build solid and convincing conclusions.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 1            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Writing The Proposal 

What’s in it for me: Get to create a pitch by educating the evaluator, ghosting the competition and using winning illustrations, in this session.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 2            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Checking For Readability 

What’s in it for me: Importance to checking for clarity and reading for your audience is established in this session as proposals are all about the readers and their mindset. Learn to use the readability index.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 2            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Proofreading and Editing 

What’s in it for me: Devise skills for proofreading like a pro. Learn about the editing techniques, checking the facts and the power of peer review.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 3            Check list: 1          Exercise: 1

Adding The Final Touches

What’s in it for me: Learn room our top typesetting tips in this session, where you can create winning touches to your proposals. Learn to achieve a professional look and feel and create and outstanding package.

Videos: 1               Self Assessment: 0            Check list: 1          Exercise: 0