Follow These Heist Movie Tips for a Great Business Proposal Have you ever thought about how acomprehensive proposal plan is like a complex heist in a movie? You have a singular mission (win the[...]

Milliseconds before sending an email, you spot an error. You addressed it to the term instead of team. Your group will understand, but this small error is a hiccup for your readers and sets a tone[...]

When crafting proposals, writers often battle strict deadlines, page limits, reused content, and multiple authors. Efficiency is critical, so many proposal writers seek out new tools and technology[...]

Requests for proposals are receiving record numbers of applications, so you need to stand out. After all, you’re confident your solution is the best fit. But sending in your shiniest marketing[...]

Maybe you are new to the proposal writing world. Or maybe you have years of experience and have (begrudgingly?) written several. Or maybe you enjoy the challenge of proposal writing and just don’t[...]

In the first articles of this series, we talked about the two most important documents in applying for a job: the résumé and the cover letter. But what about other stuff like references, samples,[...]

We recently posted job ads for open positions, and each ad brought in more than 200 applicants. That is a lot of résumés for a small business to go through! That’s why you need to make sure yours [...]

My first résumé out of college had a decorative wheat stalk on it. And yes, “Why?” is the correct response to that. My twenty-one-year-old self liked the look of it, but this design element confused[...]

In case you missed it: Check out the original Word Nerd blog with basic Microsoft Word tips.

I’ve been called a Word magician, queen of styles, and template guru, and not because I’m a certified Microsoft Word expert. I owe my education to wackily formatted Word documents I’ve had to[...]

Did you know that listening to music while running can improve your pace by 15 percent? When I first stumbled upon that research, I was delighted. I love running with headphones in, and I’m always[...]

A case study in effective PowerPoint animation We tend to think of presentations created in PowerPoint as downright boring—made with static images or over-the-top, goofy animations that distract from[...]