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Preparing Storyboards The White Draft is not a draft at all. Rather, it is the collection of notes, references, and ideas that constitute the heart of the proposal that's about to be written. This "draft" is produced as a series of storyboards, much like those used in the film industry. They provide the writers, artists, and other proposal team personnel with a framework upon which the actual first draft can be prepared. They may be prepared from an outline or from the RFP checklist and should contain the proposal's theme, all document reference information, at least one lead paragraph, supporting paragraphs, and sketches or descriptions of art work. None of these elements need to be "full-blown." The lead paragraph may be simple, such as "The major elements of our work plan will include your required security training, advance planning sequence reports, and the manpower registry in MS ACCESS." but it should be enough so that any writer assigned that section is able to proceed. A well-prepared storyboard is a thing of beauty. Well, all right - maybe not beauty, but it certainly is a joy to behold. Writers appreciate a well-done storyboard because it makes their job easy. When it's done right, the storyboard provides them with clear guidance for the development of their section. Writing the storyboards is generally a task for just a few people close to the proposal. In many cases, the Proposal Manager will complete the storyboards by themselves. Whether or not that's the case, the Proposal Manager needs to make sure each of the components of the storyboard (benefit statement, page limit, importance, due date, lead paragraph, supporting paragraphs) contains the necessary information. More on Storyboards... Next page in the Magic of Winning Proposals | Proposal Manager | Proposal Coordinator |
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