How to Write Proposals and Reports That Get Results

Whether it's producing monthly reports, research reports or new business proposals for customers, as a manager you will need to be able to write these quickly and effectively. Despite this, most of us are never formally toaught how to write them - it's just assumed that we'll know. Learning to write reports and proposals in a professional way will gain both you and your company numerous benefits. As an individual your ideas will be better understood and absorbed more quickly. For your company, a good report or proposal will create a better impression of the organisation, be persuasive as a sales pitch and consequently be more likely to win you business. Once you've mastered the basics, each new report you write will be easier, saving you both time and effort - putting you in a position where the best projects come your way.

ISBN 0273644971   Pages 176 ISBN13 9780273644972 (What's this?)   Volumes 001 Publisher Pearson Education Limited   Weight (grammes) 352 Imprint Financial Times Prentice Hall   Published in Harlow Format Paperback   Series title Smarter Solutions: The Performance Pack Publication date 30 Nov 1999   Previous ISBN 9780273622024 Library of Congress HF   Height (mm) 234 DEWEY 808.066   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Acknowledgements
1		Introduction		1
2		The objective		7
3		Collecting the information		17
4		Structure I: Proposals		29
5		Structure II: Reports		41
6		The power of persuasion		53
7		Using plain English I: Style		69
8		Using plain English II: Mechanics		89
9		Making it look readable		103
10		Topping and tailing		131
11		Review		137
		Index		155

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