Writing Proposals: Rhetoric for Managing Change

by Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Sam Dragga

Writing Proposals offers a comprehensive approach to proposal development which is often not found in other books on the subject. Chapters place the steps for developing an effective proposal in a rhetorical context, building a coherent approach to persuasive writing. Offers readers visual thinking strategies, encouraging them to tap into their own abilities to visualize complex situations and imagine solutions. Provides strategies for using the Internet to collect information toward writing proposals, including key word and topic tree search techniques. Helps readers sort out the monetary needs of their proposal by including a complete discussion on creating budgets. The book uses two case studies to illustrate the proposal writing process. Appearing in every chapter, these case studies show readers how people invent, compose, revise, and edit proposals. For those seeking a comprehensive guide to writing proposals.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 6, 2001

Reviews

[Stephanie Falck · Rating 5 out of 5]

For someone who is technically inclined like myself, this books' step-by-step instructions on how to write a grant proposal got me an A inthe class and this fall I'm interning for the Professor who taught it. after using this book as a text book, I would definitely consider Grant Writing as a full time job in the future. If you are not a book learner, then this book won't be much help to you until you get to the grant proposal examples at the end of each chapter.

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read most of these chapters two-three times to get through my UCF Proposal Writing Class. Excellent textbook with highly relevant content, easy-to-understand examples, and clear explanations. I will refer to this text many times in the years to come.

[Lauren Z · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best part of this book is the example proposals. They served as a good reference for the grants I was working on. The book was well organized by topic and very detailed.