Your Instructor
Josh is the founder of Technical Writer HQ and Squibler, a writing software. He is considered one of the top product influencers in the world by Product School and one of the top technical writers. He has been writing proposals, software tutorials, manuals, handbooks, and white papers for over eight years. He's garnered over $7 million from proposals that he wrote. And his technical writing has been read by over 200 million people. His work has been praised by LinkedIn and Facebook's engineering team, Reuters, Inc., and Forbes.
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Example Curriculum
Introduction
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1st Section
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2nd Section
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- Creating a Compelling Value Proposition (14:38)
- The Cicero Principle (6:14)
- Adjusting for Personality Type (10:46)
- Level of Expertise (11:48)
- Decision Maker Role and Values (5:42)
- Value of Transparency (7:04)
- How to Write Proposals with Clarity (20:32)
- Brainstorming and Outlining (7:39)
- Letter Proposals (8:43)
- Tips for Writing Winning Letter Proposals (4:27)
- Quiz 2
3rd Section
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- The Structure and Key Elements of Formal Proposals (8:27)
- Writing the Business Case (9:41)
- Recommending and Substantiating Your Solution (7:20)
- Persuasive Answers to RFP Questions (11:05)
- Presenting Evidence and Proving Your Points (9:47)
- Gathering and Tailoring Reusable Content (3:00)
- Qualifying the Opportunity (7:52)
- Proposal Development Process (13:04)
- Quiz 3
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- Scope and Purpose (4:40)
- Purpose Statement Homework
- Gathering Information (3:48)
- Gather Information Homework
- Understanding Grammar (3:16)
- Verbs (1:43)
- Adjectives (1:28)
- Adverbs (1:24)
- Prepositions (1:16)
- Conjunctions and Transitions (1:35)
- Commas (3:22)
- Semi-colons (2:56)
- Em-Dashes and Parentheses (2:00)
- Common Word Mistakes (2:59)
- Sentence Structure and Design Part #1 (5:07)
- Sentence Structure and Design Homework #1
- Sentence Structure and Design Part #2 (4:48)
- Sentence Structure and Design Homework #2
- Sentence Structure and Design Part #3 (1:24)
- Sentence Structure and Design Homework #3
- Document Structure and Design (3:40)
- Document Layout (1:27)
- Graphs and Charts (3:38)
- Tables (2:39)
- Tables Homework
- Quiz 4
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- Post Writing Organization (1:41)
- Revise Content (3:07)
- Revise Content Homework
- Repeat Key Words (1:57)
- Repeat Key Words Homework
- Begin with the Point (2:14)
- Begin with the Key Point Homework
- Transition Words (2:35)
- Transition Words Homework
- Vertical Lists (3:20)
- Vertical Lists Homework
- Understanding Illustrations (7:26)
- Formatting Tips (5:12)
- Quiz 5
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- Editing and Proofreading (6:38)
- Concrete Words Homework
- Active Voice (6:14)
- Active Voice Homework
- Simplify Tense (1:21)
- Simplify Tense Homework
- Avoid Subjunctive Mood (3:19)
- Avoid Subjunctive Mood Homework
- Identify and Replace Ambiguity (5:01)
- Identify and Replace Ambiguity Homework
- Ensure Modifier Replacement (3:01)
- Ensure Modifier Replacement Homework
- Edit for Economy Part #1 (1:42)
- Edit for Economy Part #2 (2:40)
- Edit for Economy Parts #1 and #2 Homework
- Edit for Economy Part #3 (2:56)
- Edit for Economy Part #3 Homework
- Wordiness (1:56)
- Editing for Readability (2:00)
- Edit for Readability Homework
- Overall Editing Homework
- Quiz 6
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Proposal Writer Certification Exam
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This course has no prerequisites and you do not need a proposal writing background
- You should NOT take this course if:
- You are already an experienced proposal writing professional with 3 - 5 years of experience
- You aren't willing to spend 30 minutes to 1 hour every day for about one month to complete the course contentÂ
- You SHOULD take this course if:
- You are curious about proposal writing and want to learn more about the role and responsibilities
- You have no prior experience and you want to transition into a proposal writing role
- You are trying to determine if the proposal writing role is right for you
- You are beginning your career in writing or are making a career change
