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However, at the same time you need to describe and explain a complex topic, involving several partners and using a multi-level project process. This does all require a certain amount of space – so do not be too brief either! Such catch 22 situations are not unusual when writing a project application! Do not be afraid to use technical / professional terms as they underline your expertise, which is quite important too. However, do not overdo it and make sure the reader knows what is meant by them. For the same reason also try to structure your text properly, e.g. you can make your key messages clear by underlining, -) listing or writing in bold. Also redundancies are recommended but you will be in trouble if you push too hard. It is fine to remind the evaluator from time to time what the main ideas and outputs of your project are but he / she must not get the impression that you have run out of ideas and are simply repeating things previously stated in the application. The application must be of the highest possible linguistic quality (grammar, orthography, expression etc.); regardless of fairness, it gives a poor impression if you are not able to write your application properly. Of course, an evaluator should not judge this aspect; however he / she may unknowingly become negatively influenced if it is poorly written. Further to what was said before, it makes sense for somebody with a high level of language skills and who has not yet been involved in the proposal writing to check through the application and improve the linguistic level – thus you have quality control over the linguistic quality as well as over the content and structure. Try to entertain the evaluator as best you can, meaning to make him / her interested in reading the proposal, to feel the spirit of the project group and to connect with your undertaking. After going through your proposal, the evaluator should have the feeling of having heard something new or even having learnt something new, and that your proposal is worth spending money on. This is a very important point for your project’s summary, which is usually on one of the first few pages of a proposal. Try to be definite about your planned activities, and do not put them into questions, e.g. we will do…, we will organise … and not: we might do …, very likely it will be organised …). If you are not convinced of what will happen in your project how should the evaluator be However, do also try to be as objective as possible when explaining your project and the problems / circumstances relating to why the project is necessary. The evaluator must not think that you are the only person who thinks positively about your project but that there is a general need for it. Therefore, persuade with expressions like As commonly known … or With regards to recent studies … instead of I am strongly convinced that … or We think it would be the best that … Of course your opinion and expertise also count in the evaluator’s eyes, but do try to underline them by using publications, bulletins, studies, media releases etc. Make sure you always indicate the most relevant information concerning your proposal (particularly in the summary); usually you simply need to follow the most important question words (also called W words), which are: What Why Who Where When 90
Module 5 – The Art of Successful Project Proposal Writing II: Linguistic Part How long How much (concerning the budget) Start the application writing as early as possible; so that you do not run out of time and that you have some time left for proof-reading and evaluation before submission. However, due to some mystic law of nature, almost no applications are finished before the day of submission! What else do you think could be important Please add recommendations and hints: ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Exercise Basically there is not too much difference between writing proposals and writing newspaper articles. Both should be written professionally and be linguistically correct. They should inform about certain circumstances and key areas in an engaging way but without affecting too much. They should be structured and provide a good overview, and quite often both have to deal with space limitations. The only major difference is that the proposal tends to be about the future whereas an article would normally relate to the past. In any case people writing newspaper articles are professionals and should have highly developed language skills. Therefore, visit the editorial office of a local newspaper and discuss this issue with a professional editor; if necessary - the following questions may help you: 1) What is the most difficult challenge in terms of formulating text in your profession 2) In your opinion what differentiates a good text from a not so good text 3) What should one without fail pay attention to when writing a text 4) Can one learn to write good texts 5) When you must write about a topic, which you are not particularly interested in, how are you still able to produce a good piece of text 6) To what extent do you take into account potential intercultural interferences (misunderstandings caused by differences in cultural backgrounds) when writing your texts 7) How relevant are topics concerning the European Union for your work 8) Would you write an article about our project Can we support you anyhow 9) Other questions: 91
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