Learning to express

It has been quite some time I don't update this blog. I was busy with a few proposal submissions. The preparation work is always tiring. The deadline is always pressing us to work very hard and long hours. I have to run around the building to have several meetings with all the people involved in a few separate sessions. As our resources are assigned to multiple projects at the same time and these projects require them to be on-site most of the time. It is quite difficult to get all the people sit in the same room for a proposal preparation meeting that is longer than one hour.

Lately, I am involved with one proposal preparation for a new client. The proposal is about setting up a project management office (PMO). My mentor has gotten the lead opportunity through his good work with some public seminars. He is kind enough to bring the opportunity to the company that I am working with. It is a good opportunity for me to learn by working with him to expand my experience in setting up a PMO for a client last year. My company is also happy for the opportunity for business and coaching on work for me. It seems everything is just going to benefit me.

My mentor has massive experience in consulting business. He has work experience at high rank with the big 5 consulting firms. For me to learn from him, I have to work harder than usual. He has higher expectation in preparing proposal such as the style of expressing the ideas, selling the ideas, sellection of diagrams, etc. It took us (me and him) a few hours just to write the Executive Summary.

I have to draw diagrams to clear my thoughts and to make the thinking process more logical before I put down my pen. This has helped me think better. Although the process is much more pressing and tiring, but I believe in the benefits I will get later.

Writing is not easy, in addition, to express well and to impress well is even harder. I am learning. I am reading a book on writing skill. Hopefully, soon, I will be able to be a professional writer.