Writing Winning Proposals Training

Course details

Achieving mastery in proposal writing requires skilled research, planning, outlining, writing, organizing and editing. This comprehensive Writing Winning Proposals training course from PD Training teaches you practical skills to help with writing outstanding business proposals that utilize correct sentence structure, punctuation, subject-verb agreement and effective paragraph layout. This course is designed to train participants to write proposals that win contracts.

This dynamic course is now available in Singapore.

This Writing Winning Proposals training course can be delivered at your premises anywhere in Singapore by one of our expert local or international trainers.

Outcomes

After completing this course, participants will have learnt to:

• Understand the proposal writing process
• Identify and create different types of proposals
• Identify the purpose of a proposal
• Identify the audience
• Perform a needs analysis
• Write a goal statement
• Use the proper format for proposal writing
• Create a framework
• Understand the importance of details and focus on them
• Identifying resources online and offline for research
• Organizing information masterfully
• Use persuasive writing techniques
• Review spelling and grammar
• Constructing words, sentences and paragraphs brilliantly
• Check the readability of a proposal
• Proofread and edit
• Provide a professional feel and look to a proposal

Foreword:

• Writing documents that are clear, comprehensive and concise are the underlying requirements of a winning proposal. Writing an outstanding proposal is a skill that can be mastered through learning and constant practice.
• During this course, participants develop various skills including identifying the audience and the purpose of a proposal, creating a framework, using details to perfect a proposal, using online and offline resources, writing, editing, and proofreading.
• The course provides a comprehensive understanding and use of proposal writing tools that result in the creation of excellent proposals.

Getting Started

• Pre-Assignment Review
• Workshop Objectives

Understanding Proposals

• What is a Proposal?
• The Proposal Writing Process
• Types of Proposals
• About Requests for Proposals

Beginning the Proposal Writing Process

• Identifying Your Purpose and Your Audience
• Performing a Needs Analysis
• Writing the Goal Statement

Preparing An Outline

• A General Format
• Special Sections
• Creating a Framework
• Getting Down to Details

Finding Facts

• Identifying Resources
• Using the Internet as a Resource
• Organizing Your Information

Writing Skills, Part One

• Spelling and Grammar
• Working with Words
• Constructing Sentences
• Persuasive Writing
• Mastering Voice

Writing Skills, Part Two

• Creating Paragraphs
• Creating Strong Transitions
• Building up to Conclusions

Writing the Proposal

• Educating the Evaluator
• Ghosting the Competition
• Using Illustrations

Checking for Readability

• Checking for Clarity
• Reading for Your Audience
• Using the Readability Index

Proofreading and Editing

• Proofreading Like a Pro
• Editing Techniques
• Checking the Facts
• The Power of Peer Review

Adding the Final Touches

• Our Top Typesetting Tips
• Achieving a Professional Look and Feel
• Creating the Final Package

Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Your Notebook