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Who we are
Samantha Enslen Christy Hollywood
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What we do
Sam Enslen
• Proposals and marketing communications
Christy Hollywood
• Federal civilian proposals and capture
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We’ve had success
Sam Enslen
• Communicator Award
• Marcom Creative Award
• Hermes Award
• Bain & Company
• Booz Allen Hamilton
• PwC
Christy Hollywood
• More than 500 proposals
• Worked with every civilian Federal agency and some DoD components
• RTI International
• Creative Associates
• Cardno
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But we both struggle with writing!
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We can still be gripped with fear …
• Dread
• Misery
• Panic
• Fear
• Stress
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… and unbidden thoughts
• I’m an imposter
• I’m not a writer
• I can’t do this
• I’m an idiot
• I hate myself
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Plus, we have to write outlines
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We don’t have time.
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And we’re under deadline.
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You too?
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There is a better way!
• Truths
• Tools
• Tricks
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LIES AND TRUTHS ABOUT WRITING
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Lie #1
Writing is easy!
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Truth #1
Writing is hard
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Lie #2
Anxiety = failure
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Truth #2
Anxiety = you’re at
the beginning!
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Lie #3
I gotta get it
perfect
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Truth #3
I gotta get
it down
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Lie #4
I’m just a bad writer
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A good process
Truth #4
It’s not you … it’s the process!
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TOOL: MINDMAPS
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A Management Plan Mindmap
Start up process
Staffing OnboardingRecruiting
Posting on site
Workplan draftedWorkplan revisions
Workplan approved by clientDatabase of staff quals
Checklist for postings
Consultant registry
What if we prescreened the registry?
????INCUMBENT CANDIDATES????
Systems in place
Deltek accounting/time recordingSecurity refresher training
Other policies and procedures?(talk to Joann)
Transition Kickoff meeting #1
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Why do mindmaps work?
• Non-linear
• Visual
• Physical
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How to create a mindmap
1. Get some paper
2. Turn it sideways
3. Put the theme in the middle
4. Add ideas around it
5. Keep going till ya can’t go no more
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"Your friendly guide to the world of grammar, punctuation, usage, and fun developments in the English language."
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1. Anyone ever offered to give you leeway?
2. Ever wonder what it is?
3. Meaning as an idiom
a) Freedom to do something the way you want it
b) To struggle out of a bad position
4. Derivation
a) Nautical term
b) Dates to mid-17th century
5. First reference
a) Mariner’s Magazine, 1669
6. Current usage in Patrick O’Brian
a) Literal use
b) Figurative use
7. Big conclusion
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Dovetail mindmapping with …
• APB
• ISBP
• NOSE
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OUTLINING MADE FUN
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Outlining: Brainstorming with structure
• Driving– Keys– License– Distractions
• Driving– Keys
• Payments• Insurance• Tie to Responsibility?• Graphic/pie chart of costs
– License• Required practice• Privilege – can be taken away
– Distractions• Friends, phones, music, emotion• Graphic?
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LET’S MINDMAP!
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1. Create a map
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How to create a mindmap
1. Get some paper
2. Turn it sideways
3. Put the theme in the middle
4. Add ideas around it
5. Keep going till ya can’t go no more
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2. Number it
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1. Open a document
2. Start your timer
3. Close your eyes
4. Write nonstop
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• Don’t stop
• Don’t hit backspace
• Don’t criticize
• Don’t move your cursor to revise
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Don’t check email!
Or Facebook
Or Twitter
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25 + 5
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3. Write
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1. Start with a mindmap
2. Set a timer
3. Write fast and crappy
4. Edit later!
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Extra slides
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LIE #5: Writing is a big blob
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Truth: 4 distinct phases
• Research
• Organization
• Wrtiigng
• Editing
• …. With 4 disctinct personas
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Truth: 4 distinct phases
• ADD 4 SLIDES
Archaeologist
Madman
Sprinter
polisher
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… but they are also fake• Myths:• Writing is easy for some people• It’s hard for just about everyone • “quote from Anne Lamott”• I suck because I feel uncomfortable/anxious about writing• That’s often how it feels at the beginning. You just have to understand that it’s a phase
and learn to tolerate it.• I am an idiot because I can’t stop myself stressing about it.• You’re not an idiot. You’re trying to protect yourself. That gremlin voice is trying to stop
you from getting hurt. So be kind to yourself. When you hfear that, remember it’s not a destructive voice. It’s a protective voice. But, what you need to do is take that gremline and thank him for trying to protect you, then put him on a shelf for a time-out. I can do this anyway.
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ALL THE WORDS
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Words have power
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• I can’t do this
• I’m never going to finish this on time
• I suck at this
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• I should …
• I’ve got to …
• I need to …
• I have to …
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• I can write this.
• I will create this.
• I dare to …
• I’ll prove that I can …
• I’m going to kick this section’s ass
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• Brilliant
• Perfect
• Clean
• Role model
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• Share what I know
• Get some ideas down
• Just write for about 5 minutes
• Doesn’t have to be perfect … just has to be written down so others can review it and help to refine it.
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WHAT TIME IS IT?
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Myth of needing a long time
• We know it might be uncomfortable at first
• “I need six hours of quiet time”
• So, you put it off until you have that ime, and put it off, and put it off
• Who wants to start 6 hours of something hard?
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Getting it down
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Mindmap
• Want to open your mind – show you how I do this on something completely not proposal related.
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Add mindmapping slides
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Add timer
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1. Preparation → the Explorer
2. Planning → the Hippie
3. Writing → the Sprinter
4. Editing → the Polisher
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1. The Explorer
Explorergathering information
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Madmangetting it on paper
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Sprinterwriting as fast as you can
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Polishergettin' it right
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Questions?
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Lie #5
You must start with an outline
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Truth #6
There are other ways to start!
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Use “xxxxx”
We understand the difficulty of promoting broadband in the rural regions of Turkey. Because of xx, xx, and xx, distribution has been limited at best, and nonexistent at worst.
Xxxx name recent leader xxxx has called for broadband to be one of the nation’s priorities in terms of the nation’s prosperity, economic growth, and xxxxx
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