What You’ll Learn
Designing Proposals in Word Mini Course
You’ve found yourself responsible for writing proposals, but there’s an added step that seems insurmountable: how to make your proposals actually look good.
Microsoft Word is the go-to tool for most companies when creating proposals, but most people don’t know how to use its advanced features to create a well-designed document.
Thankfully, you no longer have to be embarrassed by your proposals.
In this quick mini course, you’ll learn design foundations and key features that will help you to create a beautiful proposal that buyers love!
Designing Proposals in Word Mini Course
This foundational design course:
Introduces you to design fundamentals
Demos real Microsoft Word features you can use today
Provides the exact steps you need to follow to create a well-designed proposal
This start-to-finish mini course takes you from proposal embarrassment to a beautiful, attention-grabbing proposal!
4.5 hours of video lessons + worksheets + lifetime access =
Watch it all this afternoon, redesign your proposal now, and rewatch any time you have a question!
Inside the course you’ll learn…
✓ The six principles of proposal design
✓ How to use color & white space to your advantage
✓ Tips for selecting the right typefaces (aka fonts) for your proposal
✓ Text best practices for easy-to-read proposals
✓ How to make it easy for buyers to navigate your proposal
✓ The key feature that allows you to update text with one click
✓ Why you’re copying and pasting wrong (and how to fix it)
✓ Four features that will save you time and headaches
✓ How to choose your colors if all you have is a logo
✓ Adding your brand colors to Word
✓ Insert images and graphics WITHOUT creating a massive file size
✓ Three scenarios to use section breaks
✓ How to link to other sections within your proposal
✓ Sources of design inspiration
✓ How to design callouts & graphics
✓ Designing a beautiful cover page in Word
✓ Key steps to finalize your design
✓ Plus so much more!
This mini course gives you the foundation to creating well-designed proposals that showcase your solution in the best way!
The Details
What you’ll find inside the Designing Proposals in Word mini course’s
Four Core Modules
Design Best Practices
Module 1
We’ll start with the basics to cover the foundations of good design, how that applies to proposals, and key best practices to follow within your proposals.
Introduction to Word Formatting Features
Module 2
Now it’s time to dive into Word! Learn how to adjust your view, key features that make designing easier, and how to properly set up your document.
Designing in Word
Module 3
It’s time to start the design process! Choose your colors, add those colors to Word, create your standard styles, and learn some of the more advanced features.
Proposal Design
Module 4
Bring it all together to start designing your proposal! Find design inspiration, create callouts and simple graphics, develop a beautiful cover page, and discover the key finalization steps to complete before you submit to the customer.
What’s Included?
Exactly what you’ll get when you sign up today:
FOUR MODULES
Of video lessons
LIFETIME ACCESS
To watch on your own schedule
WORKSHEETS AND RESOURCES
To reference when you need inspiration
DESIGNING PROPOSALS IN WORD MINI COURSE
For only $375
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This mini course is perfect for you if…
You write your proposals in Word and are ready to learn how to improve the design
You are not a designer yet you find yourself responsible for designing your proposals
You have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and want to learn new features
You understand Word, but you need more of a design foundation
You want to make sure your proposals are designed with buyers in mind
It’s time to stop the proposal shame and be proud of your proposals!
Meet your trainer…
I’m Demi Utley, a certified proposal manager and the founder here at Utley Strategies.
When I first started writing proposals, I was expected to also design those proposals.
As an English major with no design experience, this was an overwhelming discovery.
Over the years, I’ve learned how to create well-designed proposals in Microsoft Word even without any formal design training.
If you find yourself in a similar position, there is a way to make it happen without having to learn how to use complex design programs, like Photoshop or InDesign.
In this mini course, I share my exact process for designing proposals in Word, including the features I use, where to go for design inspiration (since I’m not a designer), and how to combine all of this to create a proposal that stands up to competitors.
This course is structured to give you only the exact tools and resources you need to design proposals in Word. There is no fluff, which means you can watch it all and immediately implement what you learn.
I’ll see you inside the training!
-Demi
Is this right for me?
You should join the Designing Proposals in Word course if:
You’re seller or business owner responsible for writing proposals
Or you’re a proposal writer and you want to level up your skills
Stop feeling embarrassed by your proposals.
Get started today so you can design proposals that buyers love.
