Tag: Writing and editing
Use writing and editing best practices to develop responsive proposals that score well against RFP evaluation criteria.
Better Signs #1
Original Due to the requirements of the International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS Code), access to pedestrians and vehicles may be restricted while cruise ships are berthing, moored alongside, and unberthing at Cobh Cruise Terminal. We apologize for inconvenience caused. Thank-you for your cooperation and understanding. A modest Proposal …
Once Upon a Time
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for more than a year. Well, who wouldn’t? This illustrates one of the rules of clear writing: Put together stuff that goes together. The corollary to that rule is this: Separate stuff that doesn’t go together. It can be …
Show & Tell
Writers are often enjoined to “show” not to “tell.” I often enjoined proposal writers to do both: Make it easy to “see” or grok your point, but don’t hesitate to also make it explicit in words. That was a result of being smacked up-the-head by marketers on Red Teams, insisting …