Audience
Professionals who want to learn or improve their business writing skills.
Objective
Upon completion of this course the student will learn:
- To match types of proposals with their features.
- To identify criteria used for evaluating a proposal.
- To identify guidelines for identifying clients' needs.
- To identify steps for creating an effective propsal opening.
- To identify guidelines for writing the body of a letter proposal.
- To identify guidelines for writing an effective proposal closure.
- To match elements of a formal proposal with their features.
- To identify guidelines for including technical details in your proposal.
- To identify guidelines for discussing cost scheduling and personnel issues in your proposal.
Topics Include
Unit 1: Writing Client-Friendly Proposals
- Match types of proposals with their features.
- Identify criteria used for evaluating a proposal.
- Identify guidelines for identifying clients' needs.
- Identify guidelines for anticipating a client's questions about your proposal.
- Identify factors that influence how to write a proposal to suit clients' needs.
- Identify guidelines for writing a proposal for a client.
Unit 2: Writing Letter Proposals
- Identify steps for creating an effective proposal opening.
- Identify guidelines for writing the body of a letter proposal.
- Identify guidelines for writing an effective proposal closure.
- Identify guidelines for formatting your letter proposal.
Unit 3: Writing Formal Proposals
- Match elements of a formal proposal with their features.
- Identify guidelines for including technical details in your proposal.
- Identify guidelines for discussing cost scheduling and personnel issues in your proposal.
- Identify guidelines for using effective visual elements in your proposal.
- Identify guidelines for editing your formal proposal.
Duration
3 Hours
Minimum Requirements
The CDROM version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
- At least a double speed CDROM drive.
- An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).
The network version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
Media
CDROM
Web Based Training
Serebra Learning Corporation 119 - 7565 132nd Street Surrey BC V3W 1K5 Canada