The Challenge
You may know the look that you want for your bids, but do the people involved in writing the content have the appropriate Microsoft® Word skills to be able to implement what you are asking for? A well organised, visually appealing bid conveys a greater sense of professionalism, enhances your company's image, and makes the evaluator's job easier and more pleasant. The impact of a bid’s appearance should never be underestimated. Clients often respond much better to bids that present their messages clearly.
The Solution
We have developed a workshop that is proven to teach the Microsoft® Word skills necessary to put together good looking, consistent and easy to edit bids. Word skills for proposals is an interactive workshop designed to build practical skills through twenty percent lecture, and eighty percent skill building exercises. The workshop is offered in a classroom setting for six to twelve participants. The training is hands-on and computer based, giving participants both the skills and experience to implement what they have learned. Participants get to practice their skills and have the opportunity to get their questions answered immediately. Participants can work at their own pace and skill level. Exercises emphasise turning plain text into appealing bids.
The Workshop
This workshop in Microsoft® Word 2003 covers topics including how to:
- Use templates
- Apply styles to create consistent and easy to edit bids
- Incorporate and position graphics and photographs
- Build indexes and tables of contents
- Control document layout features
- Employ editing and proofing tools
- Create key bid design items
The Benefits
Many Word courses cover a variety of topics, many of which you will not use in your day to day work. Word skills for proposals has been designed to cover only those topics of specific interest to bid writers and contributors. The workshop is led by professional instructors with extensive experience of using Word to put together bids.
The Audience
Participants typically include those who contribute to bids, including: Bid Managers, Bid Contributors/Authors and Bid Support
