{"id":265,"date":"2025-09-15T13:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/11-3-proposals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:19:40","slug":"11-3-proposals","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/professionalandtechnicalcommunication\/chapter\/11-3-proposals\/","title":{"raw":"11.3 Proposals","rendered":"11.3 Proposals"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"11.3-proposals\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">A<strong> Proposal<\/strong> is a persuasive document that aims to convince others to take specific action(s). A proposal may convince a supervisor or a customer to approve a project or convince someone to implement an idea. The idea maybe a start of a new project or asking for funding towards equipment or supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Proposals and reports are some of the most common types of written work you will likely compose in the workplace. Proposals are especially common in grant-driven fields, such as academia and public health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Most businesses rely on effective proposal writing to ensure the successful continuation of their businesses and to get new contracts. In a proposal, the writer tries to convince the reader about the following:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>The proposed plan or project is worth the time, energy, and expense necessary to implement or see through.<\/li>\n \t<li>The author represents the best candidates for implementing the idea.<\/li>\n \t<li>The proposed project or plan will result in tangible benefits for the reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Example scenarios where a proposal might be called for are listed below:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title;\" style=\"font-size: 1.4242em;\"><em>Examples<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n \t<li>A company has a scientific or technical problem or wants to make some sort of improvement. The company sends out a request for proposals; you receive the request and respond with a proposal. You offer to come in, investigate, interview, make recommendations, and present all this information in the form of a report.<\/li>\n \t<li>An organization wants a seminar in your expertise. You write a proposal to give the seminar and provide a guide or handbook that the people attending the seminar will receive.<\/li>\n \t<li>An agency has just started using a new online data system, but the user\u2019s manual is technically complex and difficult to read. You receive a request from this agency for proposals to write a simplified guide or startup guide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">This section is derived from \"<a class=\"rId12\" href=\"https:\/\/odp.library.tamu.edu\/howdyorhello\/chapter\/introduction-to-proposals\/\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">Introduction to Proposals\"<\/span><\/a> in <em><a class=\"rId13\" href=\"https:\/\/odp.library.tamu.edu\/howdyorhello\/\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">Howdy or Hello? Technical and Professional Communication \u2013 Simple Book Publishing<\/span><\/a><\/em> Copyright \u00a9 2022 by Matt McKinney, Kalani Pattison, Sarah LeMire, Kathy Anders, and Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt licensed under a\u00a0<a class=\"rId14\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\"><span class=\"import-Hyperlink\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/span><\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"11.3-proposals\">\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">A<strong> Proposal<\/strong> is a persuasive document that aims to convince others to take specific action(s). A proposal may convince a supervisor or a customer to approve a project or convince someone to implement an idea. The idea maybe a start of a new project or asking for funding towards equipment or supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Proposals and reports are some of the most common types of written work you will likely compose in the workplace. Proposals are especially common in grant-driven fields, such as academia and public health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"import-Normal\">Most businesses rely on effective proposal writing to ensure the successful continuation of their businesses and to get new contracts. 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