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Books-- Proposal Language, Writing, Grammar, and Style
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Getting the Words Right
Theodore A. Rees Cheney Getting the Words Right offers proposal writers 39 valuable skills for editing and correcting their documents. At the heart of this book is the idea of reducing, rearranging, and rewording text in order to eliminate weakness in the form of unnecessary words, passive voice, inconsistency, and ambiguity in order to unlock the hidden potency of the language. |
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Comma Sutra: Position Yourself for Success with Good Grammar
Laurie Rozakis With a virulent but light-hearted approach to teaching good grammar that is as fun as its title, Comma Sutra will teach you to use the right language in the right places. Discover and affirm your true grammatical identity by using subjects, objects, adjectives, and adverbs correctly. Essential for every proposal writer or manager who always knows exactly what he/she wants to say, but sometimes struggles to write it down in a way that is optimally strong, correct, and coherent. |
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Longman Guide to Revising Prose: A Quick and Easy Method for Turning Good Writing into Great Writing
Richard Lanham This guide is all about turning technical business jargon into understandable English using an eight-step process that Lanham calls the "Paramedic Method." Jargon has become so common in today's world that it is expected at the same time that it annoys and frustrates; this Longman Guide will help your proposal to exceed expectations and to rise above the rest. |
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Between You and I: A Little Book of Bad English
James Cochrane and John Humphrys The phrase in this book's title is just one example of the many all-too-common grammatical errors that most people do not even recognize as such. From A to Z, Cochrane and Humphrys identify the most common errors in the English language and explain why they're wrong. Even if you think your proposal sections are not usually the culprits when it comes to bad grammar and usage, this book will help you correct a great deal of your overlooked flaws and will do so memorably, so that you never make the same mistakes again. |
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The Longman Writer's Bible: The Complete Guide to Writing, Research, and Grammar
Christopher M. Anson, Robert A. Schwegler, and Marcia F. Muth There are rules for everything when it comes to writing, and this Longman guide will help you to identify and follow those rules where they apply. The book provides an index of rules for grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and documenting all kinds of research, but its greatest success is its emphasis on adjusting your own style and the rules you follow to the specific audience at which your writing is directed, an invaluable skill for proposal writers. |
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Roberts Rules of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs to Know
Robert Masello The 101 principles that Robert Masello presents here form a kind of style guide for writers of all kinds, be they college students, creative writers, or technical writers. And though the specific style and content that is appropriate will be different for different kinds of writers, Masello's main point seems to be to make sure that you have a style. In a way, this lesson is more important for technical proposal writers than for many others: style will always shine through in a film script or novel, but in technical documents it must be actively sought out and carefully considered. |
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Technical Writing Basics
Brian R. Halloway True to its title, this book begins by introducing the fundamentals of writing technical documents, but it also builds on these fundamentals by discussing how to tailor the basics to the specific context in which you are writing, and how to utilize the basics to produce winning and attention-grabbing finished products. This book will be helpful for writers not just from proposal to proposal, but from section to section. |
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Write it Right: The Ground Rules for Self-Editing like the Pros
Dawn Josephson and Lauren Hidden A reference guide for correcting your own writing, Write it Right employs a five-step process for editing coolly and efficiently. There is a full section on grammar and usage as well as an emphasis on helping writers to identify their own strengths. Critically, the book also preaches the importance of knowing your own limitations, which is of vital importance to every talented proposal writer who may occasionally need assistance to keep from spending time on the wrong track. |
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Pocket Guide to Technical Communication
William S. Pfeiffer This is an extremely comprehensive reference guide for anyone at all who deals in technical writing and speaking. It includes style guides and outstanding examples of nearly every kind of technical document on a proposal team member's periphery, such as business letters, e-mails, and resumes. In addition, there are also spelling and grammar guides and sections covering the oral presentation and graphic design skills that are so important to capturing business and winning bids. |
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Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style
Arthur Plotnik In many ways Plotnik's book is about the historical narrative and progression of technical and other writing. He argues that different generations have used language in very different ways and even suggests that the canonical Elements of Style may be a little dated for someone who wants to bend the rules intelligently and for specific purposes. Teams looking to imbue their proposals with writing that is bold, fresh, and immediate should look no further. There is also a helpful guide to writing for specific audiences. |
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Writing and Speaking in the Technology Professions: A Practical Guide
David F. Beer Recently updated, this book is a classic guide to oral and written professional communication. Reading this book almost guarantees improvement in writing ability, speaking ability, and understandability for all professionals-project managers, proposal team members, anyone at all who communicates with co-workers and clients on a regular basis, which is pretty much everyone. It is specifically helpful for drafting technical documents, giving presentations, using graphics, holding meaningful meetings, and listening effectively. |
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How To Prepare Defense-Related Scientific and Technical Reports: Guidance for Government, Academia, and Industry
Walter W. Rice This is an essential guide for any company that handles contracts from the Department of Defense. Complete with appendices describing the workings of the Defense Technical Information Center and the standard tone and style suggested by the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual, Rice also provides us with specific information on preparing technical reports, including classified ones. |
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Words That Sell
Richard Bayan Bayan presents a systematic formula for replacing dull, jargon-heavy, and lifeless text with words and phrases that jump off the page and grab their audience's attention and their business. The book is also designed to jump-start creativity as it includes tens to hundreds of persuasive synonyms for leaden words that are all too common in many proposals and other reports. There are also lists of words that are commonly misspelled, words confusing enough to avoid, and pretentious phrases to avoid at all costs |
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Perfect Phrases for Business Proposals and Business Plans
Dan Debelak Debelak draws from his own research and experience in order to provide readers with hundreds of key persuasive business phrases in this comprehensive book. Writing winning proposals depends on having the right ideas and the right words to express them. Even More than that, it depends on meeting the specific needs of your customer, proving that your company is unique and specialized, and demonstrating that your plan is cost-effective. Perfect Phrases will help your team find its niche. |
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The Gregg Reference Manual
William A. Sabin The benchmark for business writing style guides, the Gregg Reference Manual identifies all the most frequent problems that technical writers encounter as well as many more infrequent problems. The newest version includes some helpful rules of thumb for technical content on websites and citing electronic sources. This is easily one of the most thorough publications for proposal writers who want to improve the quality and coherence of their prose. |
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