Deadbeat Words
The 101 Most Over-Used & Abused Words in Bids, Proposals & Tenders
eBook, A4, 28 pages
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‘The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof shit detector. This is the writer’s radar and all great writers have had it.’
Ernest HemingwayDon’t erode the credibility of your bids, tenders, proposals or other form of submission with fashion-speak, lazy writing and uncontrolled jargon.
When an organisation issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) or any other form of tender call for the supply of a high-value product or service, those tasked with the procurement are in need of straight answers articulated in clear, unambiguous writing. They neither need nor want sales-speak, trendy terminology, or over-use of industry (or worse still, company) jargon. And they certainly don’t want seller-centric “brochureware” or vagaries in place of substantive, fact-based responses.
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