Tip of the Day - Presenting Examples

One consideration when constructing a bid is how to present your examples.  Part of this will be determined by the submission rules, e.g. portal, hard copy,etc.  If you do have the freedom to use formatting and insert pictures, then how you present your examples can become very important.

There are two ways that I approach presenting examples when I have the freedom:

·         Paste / write your example where it is required and then format with a shaded and coloured box around it, also potentially italic the words.  This method makes your example stand out without being too obtrusive or that they distract from the substance of what you are trying to say. Example:

Experience of providing x service

·         Another way is to present your example as bullet points in a PowerPoint slide that is then pasted as a picture in to the bid.  This has the advantage of drawing the attention and you can also incorporate pictures or diagrams much easier in to a PowerPoint

However you present your examples, make sure they are relevant, in the right position and add value to what you are trying to say.