I found the Plain Language writing technique by accident. It’s also called Plain English, by the way. I was reading a lot about Warren Buffet a few years back and came across a nice, short document he wrote for the SEC. These are the folks who submit legal and business document to Wall Street when [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Business Proposals'
Using Plain Language Writing Techniques to Write Better Proposals
July 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Proposals
Super Glue Strategic Goals to Business Development Activities
July 12th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Proposals
One of the cardinal mistakes of novice business writers is to focus on their product and assume the reader will have the time, patience and interest to read their material. I guess this is forgivable when someone is charged up and wants to get the message out. And it does work, well, to a degree. [...]
4 Ways to Write Business Proposals That Get Accepted Every Time
June 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Proposals
Why do you write business proposals? Same reason we do! We write proposals to win more business, pay our bills and send the kids to college. Same as you, I guess! Right? I’ve been in the proposal development game for eleven years. I don’t call myself an ‘expert’ but I have learnt a few things [...]
Tags: benefits·Business case·Business Plan·Costs·funding·Project Plan·Proposal·Specifications·writing
How To Ensure Your Proposal Gets Accepted By Difficult Evaluators
March 18th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Proposals
What’s your success ratio with proposals? 25% is the average. Very few get over 50%. I help government agencies to evaluate proposals. Most bids that come across my desk make the same errors, use the same flawed strategies and are never accepted. And the next time, they repeat the same mistake. Here are some ways [...]
Tags: Case Study·conditions·Costs·EOI·Evaluate·Proposal·Proposal Manager·Requirement. Bid·RFP·Strategy·Terms
How to Choose the Best Font for Your Blog
January 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Proposals
When I started in tech docs, Times New Roman was THE font for printed manuals. There was no ifs, buts, or maybes about this. Times New Roman. Size 11. Since then other more trendy fonts have come onto the market. Trends in font styles come and go. While fonts in printed publications are one thing, [...]
Getting Things Done: How I Set Priorities
January 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Proposals
Ross Kimbarovsky asks: “How do you decide what to do next? Should you write a blog post? Answer emails in your inbox? Make several sales calls? Spend time on Twitter? Or should you call a team meeting to discuss a customer problem?
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5 Reasons You Should Leave Facebook and Join LinkedIn.com
January 14th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Proposals, Career, Facebook, Linkedin
I’ve started to use my social networks more strategically rather than adopting a ‘shotgun approach’. In other words, I try to leverage each site by seeing the opportunities it offers and then using these. Recently, I’ve started to shift away from Facebook and moved to LinkedIn.
Tags: Add new tag·Business·BusinessWeek·Facebook·Linkedin·Online Communities·social media·Social network·Twitter
Five Steps to An Effective Business Plan
January 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Plan, Business Proposals
You have an idea for a business. You know what you want to sell, who you can sell it to, and how much you stand to earn from it. There’s just one more thing you need: a business plan. Many people dread the idea of preparing a business plan. They think of them as complicated, unnecessary documents that exist only to make it more difficult for them to get started as an entrepreneur. They are wrong.
Tags: Business Plan·Consulting·entrepreneur·Example·Mission statement·Proposal·Small business·Strategy
How to Get 10 People to Write One Perfect Business Document
January 8th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Process, Business Proposals, Communications
Martha asked me, “I want to put a template or guidelines to my team members as a result of my research about the good way to write a proposal.” One of the problems if you’re new to writing business proposals is where to start, especially if you have to write with a team rather than by yourself. Where do you start?
5 High-Paying Careers for English Speaking Professionals in China
January 7th, 2010 · View Comments · Business Process, Business Proposals, China, Communications, Project Management
Many are worried that their jobs will be off-shored to India and China. You’re right. They will. But I see this as an opportunity rather than a setback. Here’s how you can take advantage of this right now.
Tags: Add new tag·Asia·Careers·China·China Daily·Facebook·IBM·India·Intel·Offshore·People's Republic of China·PM·Proposal·Shanghai·Shenzhen
How to give an Elevator Pitch & Enjoy It!
January 6th, 2010 · Comments Off · Business Process, Business Proposals, Communications, Presentations
What do you feel when people say, “and tell me about yourself?” Most of us dread giving the elevator pitch – the story of your life in 60 seconds. Scary, isn’t it? It doesn’t have to be.
Tags: Communications·Customers·Linkedin·Presentations·Proposal·Speaking
Business Process Template – MS Word
October 25th, 2007 · Comments Off · Business Process, Business Proposals, Tips
Klariti is offering a free Business Process Template, which is something Business Analysts may find interesting.
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Task management, not content or technology management
October 23rd, 2007 · Comments Off · Business Process, Business Proposals, Tips
Websites will achieve maximum value when they focus on the tasks of their customers, not the technology or content Who will use this? How will they use it? These should be two of the most important questions asked when managing a website. Until they are answered with absolute clarity, the website does not have solid [...]
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How to Stop Word Crashing By Adding Images Correctly
October 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off · Business Process, Business Proposals, Tips
Here’s how to Stop Word Crashing By Adding Images Correctly. Word lets you add images with different file formats into your documents, such as:
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Proposal Writing Course – Lesson 1 Customer-centric proposals
January 18th, 2006 · Comments Off · Business Process, Business Proposals
For proposal writers, the task of responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP) can be quite daunting. In addition to the pressure of getting the best proposal in on time, defining an effective approach to the response poses several dilemmas. For example, the various proposal team members may argue that their respective contribution is worth [...]
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