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Milka Bago shares a common proposal pitfall – overusing nominalisation (when a verb is turned into a noun e.g. "decide" becomes “make a decision”. Removing these keeps your writing sharp, straightforward and impactful. Subscribe to Bid Talk for more tips: ap1.hubs.ly/y0HJfw0

Last week, Bid Academy coach Nigel Dennis delivered our 50th APMP Foundation Workshop. Congrats to the five proposal professionals pictured below – whom have since passed their exam! More 2026 APMP Foundation workshop dates are on our Bid Academy website! ap1.hubs.ly/y0GrdJ0

Bidding Quarterly Issue #24, Titled "Beyond the Prompt: Real Wins in the Real World", is out now! Download the magazine, view the flipbook, or find individual article links here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0FK3s0 Don't miss "How Do You Eat an ElephAInt?" from Nigel Dennis on page 19.

BidWrite’s Nigel Dennis is excited to be presenting at the Industry Capability Network Gateway to Growth Summit next Thursday! 📆 Date: 26 February 2026 🕚 Time: 11am-4pm AEDT 📍 Location: Online Event ➡️ Get your tickets here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0C2nn0 @ICNL @icn_network

Want to do business with the Queensland Government? You'll need to be familiar with the new Queensland Procurement Policy. BidWrite's Rodger Manning shares four key nuggets he's uncovered from the 2026 update. Read Rodger's findings here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0zFKm0

Curious about how bid writing compares to copywriting? Copywriter-turned-Bid Consultant Angela Rodgers breaks down six key differences and highlights the skills both roles share. A must-read for anyone considering this career path. Read the article here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0y8PY0

There are two ways to look at investing in Bid Academy's comprehensive tender training. The cost of the investment is fixed. But the cost of NOT investing compounds with every submission. Intakes starting February 2026 are open for enrolment now: ap1.hubs.ly/y0wVg80

Diana Lepetynska tells us: when in doubt, count it out! E.g.: ➡️ Instead of “We’ve delivered many successful fit outs.” ➡️ Try “We’ve completed 15 commercial fit outs across Queensland – delivering 100% on time and within budget.” Subscribe for more tips: ap1.hubs.ly/y0wgzP0

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”… but was it? For those busy working through the silly season to meet poorly timed tender deadlines… maybe not. Check out Rodger Manning’s article below to find out who has won his annual Lump of Coal Awards. ap1.hubs.ly/y0tX320

That’s a wrap for 2025! 🎁 Our BidWrite offices are officially closed for the holidays, reopening for business as usual on Monday 5 January 2026. Wishing you all a safe, happy and restful holiday season – here’s to an exciting year ahead!

The Christmas spirit continues at BidWrite! 🎁 Pictured below are members of our Perth team donating a groceries and gifts to The Salvation Army, and meeting the iconic mascot, Shieldy! Well done Perth team for spreading festive cheer, and making a new friend along the way.🎄

‘Tis the season of giving! 🎁 Pictured below are members of our Melbourne team, feeling festive ahead of delivering their collection of grocery donations to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Well done team – thanks for helping make the season a little brighter for others! ✨ 🎄

This Christmas, we're on @icn_network @ICNL's nice list! 🎅 So here’s a special offer from our festive friends at ICN: 🎁 Save 25% on Premium Gateway subscriptions! 🎁 Use the code BYEBYE25 to take advantage of this deal until Dec 18. Upgrade here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0rCQ60

Glad to read that tender submission support and training is one of the eligible activities funded by WA Government's Defence Ready Initiative. If you’re WA based and want financial support to help you win more Defence work, check out the initiative here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0rgx-0

Here’s a super satisfying before-and-after from Tuesday, when our NZ team members Rob and Louise joined the volunteers sorting and packing New Plymouth Community Foodbank's Christmas food drive donations. Learn more about BidWrite’s Community Impact here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0r4PX0

A group from BidWrite’s Perth team enjoyed ending last week with a celebration at the 2025 WA Business Awards Gala Dinner, where BidWrite was a finalist in the Small Business of the Year category. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, and thanks to the organisers!

Don’t miss the fourth and FINAL webinar in our Bid Better series next week, to master the last piece of the work-winning puzzle! 🖥️ PART 4: Bid Better – Ring-fencing your Capability to Convert 📆 Wednesday 3rd December 🕐 1:00pm AEDT ➡️ Register here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0qh4h0

Ever been too slow to take meeting notes when a colleague or client provided perfectly persuasive proposal content? Bid Consultant Milka Bago shares a handy tech tip about transcribing meeting recordings in MS Word. For more tips, subscribe to Bid Talk: ap1.hubs.ly/y0pTBL0

In his contribution to @BidSolutions' latest Bidding Quarterly, BidWrite’s Nigel Dennis champions financial literacy as the one skill that really counts in winning bids. Check it out in BQ23 here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0pSnz0 Or on the BidWrite website here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0pS7T0

Thanks to everyone who came along to our second Bid Better webinar yesterday. Don’t miss the third instalment coming up next week! 🖥️ BID BETTER: Part 3 – Crafting your Story to Win 📆 Wednesday 26th November 🕐 1:00pm AEDT ➡️ Register here: ap1.hubs.ly/y0psrl0