Daniel Turner

About

Years of experience gained while authoring 100's of business documents throughout an extensive career in global communications and international business development, have contributed towards a rich and diverse set of transferable skills and resources.



Plans, proposals, presentations, scripts, manuals and reports have been written for organizations (from start-ups to multinationals, public corporations to government departments) that operate within multiple jurisdictions and across a wide range of industries and economic sectors.



For more information about my background and areas of expertise, visit Linkedin to view my professional profile. A portfolio containing examples of recently authored documents (together with related images, illustrations, animations, ...) is available upon request.

Services

Adding business writing expertise to your organization (when, where and how you need it) makes sense on so many levels.  Consider proposal writing for example; here are the core services — from writing and editing to publication and presentation (and beyond) — that can help your organization maximize its potential for achieving a successful bid.

Having written and edited hundreds of major proposals and RFPs — for both private and public sector clients around the world — I have developed an invaluable understanding of the multiple factors (beyond the actual written words) that contribute to a winning proposal.

Evaluating a potential client's "on-the-face-of-it" requirements is just the first step. It is also critical to appreciate their expectations, internal culture, external relationships, market position, and financial constraints in order to obtain the best possible results.

Scripting a clear, concise, and compelling proposal may not, in itself, achieve the desired impact — unless one has a real sense of these additional elements, especially when entering a new market.

What is offered here is 1) the ability to author a captivating presentation and 2) the resources (gained through years of experience) to research and pre-evaluate the factors that will, to a great extent, determine the ultimate effectiveness of any proposal.

Proposal submission standards or requirements, as specified by a prospective contractor or client, are often limited by what they perceive as methods and formats that are generally available to those organizations that are invited to submit a written bid.  On the other hand ...

Being able to offer a media-rich presentation, which is inclusive of those standards (and covers all requirements), but goes beyond expectations, can provide a bidder with a significant advantage.

Documents that were once available only in static printed form can now be assembled with high-end DTP tools (InDesign) and/or linked to streamed multimedia content — before being securely distributed (whenever appropriate), with encryption-based technologies through the Internet, Cloud-based services, and mobile applications.

Having access to these capabilities (even if the client does not ultimately require them) can produce a positive impression and provide advantages — on both sides of the proposal preparation and evaluation process.

When preparing proposals for the global marketplace, virtual teams are an important organizational asset – if not an absolute necessity. They facilitate timely collaboration between dispersed team members who rarely, if ever, meet face-to-face. When configured and managed well, this form of technology-enhanced asset allows an organization to be flexible, agile, better-connected, and therefore more competitive – in any target market.

A virtual approach to document development and management also provides a productive, parallel framework for pre-bid and post-bid client interface, collaborative research, partnership input, and organizational expertise sharing.

Virtual management, which is especially valuable when pursuing major projects (or when the potential client is located overseas), can be provided – if not already available – by seamlessly integrating VM expertise into your organization's existing management and team structure.

Approach

Projects — regardless of their size, complexity, duration, industry basis, or target market — are professionally undertaken for every client (at a competitive rate) while providing ...

 All the resources needed to research, create, publish, present, and manage a wide range of business documents and associated media (illustrations, images, video, audio, ...).

 An ability to work with all major text document types, multimedia file formats, as well as documentation and project management software.

 The capacity to handle all documentation requirements personally — or to integrate seamlessly into an existing team — remotely, on-location, or in-office.

 Availability to travel locally, regionally, and internationally for in-person collaborations, briefings, presentations, conferences, and negotiation support.

 Multiple communication options across time zones (24/7) by phone, text, e-mail, team collaboration app, and online video conferencing.

Benefits

Allocating resources for the development of virtually any business document is an investment. And in some cases that investment can be substantial. With that in mind, supplementing your existing organizational resources with qualified external expertise can bring numerous benefits – including a significantly higher return on investment – as outlined in the following benefit-impact flow related, in this case, to international proposal writing.


Want to win a project, secure a service contract, acquire an asset, establish a partnership? ... it all starts here

Many factors, within your control, affect a proposal's potential for success — just follow the arrows

Every successful proposal raises revenues but your long-term vision often determines the ultimate benefit

Grow your business globally through introductions to opportunities related to your current and future goals

A proposal is a pre-revenue investment that always affects the bottom line — Invest well and prosper

Available on request

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