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Effective Bid Writing
Writing Winning Bids
Chaired by
Sue Calthorpe
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Overview
Improving your bid writing skills is key to submitting effective and persuasive proposals, winning bids, unlocking much-needed funds for projects and securing valuable new business.
Attend our Effective Bid Writing course to learn practical tools and techniques to plan for a successful bid application in time for the next financial year.
Gain best practice from our expert bid writing trainer, Sue Calthorpe, to better articulate your bid’s unique selling points. Learn how to better meet the buyer’s objectives and evaluate and monitor the performance of your bid.
Through interactive trainer-led discussions and real-life examples, gain the tools you need to stand out from the crowd and use your competitive advantage to successfully win bids.
Leave the day with a step-by-step guide on the process of bid writing and the confidence in your ability to write a successful bid
Media & Communications Specialist
Susan works with organisations and individuals to improve their written communications skills.
She worked as a regional and national newspaper journalist before setting up a full-service communications company, now established for 30 years.
She works with public and private sector organisations to help with:
Effective emails
Report writing
Briefings and submissions
Persuasive and influential writing techniques
Promotional writing
Effective complaint handling
Communicating complex information for non-technical readers.
Her recent clients include Legal & General, HSBC, BRIT, the Law ...
Sue Calthorpe
Learning Outcomes
Perfect answering the bid’s questions
Practice and refine your bid writing skills
Gain techniques to make your bid stand out
Learn how to plan for a successful bid application
Evaluate and monitor the performance of your bid
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Agenda
09:25 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives
10:00 - 11:00 Plan for a Successful Bid Application
Discover how to identify vital resources
Gather evidence to support your bid
Learn who to talk to before completing the bid
Plan your approach to the process and align your objectives
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:00 Answering the Bid’s Questions
Understand the question to give the right answer
Learn how to provide more comprehensive responses to questions
Gain best practice through real-life bid questions to help you identify the information
12:00 - 12:45 Beat the Competition
Define ingredients for a compelling written argument
Learn the difference between process and outcome-driven writing
Use language to promote yourself and stand out from the competition
Outline your unique selling points and how you will help the buyer meet their objectives
Hear from an innovative case study on their bidding success and how they gained competitive advantage
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 14:30 Evaluating and Monitoring Bids
Learn how to keep projects on track
Provide management information to funding organisations
Gain several techniques to evaluate and monitor the performance of the bid
14:30 - 14:45 Afternoon Break
14:45 - 16:00 Practice and Refine your Bid Writing Skills
Leave the day confident in your ability to write a successful bid
Use real-life materials to practice your bid writing and produce a short bid
Embed the day’s learnings with a group discussion, questions and practical exercises
16:00 - 16:15 Feedback, Evaluation & Close
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