Training

Build your team's performance with graphics and desktop publishing training at your corporate worksite, company event or introductory programs in webinar format.  

Select an in-depth half, full, or two-day training event customized to the needs of your proposal team in one of these topics:

  • Turn Your Text, Ideas, and Solutions into Winning Proposal Graphics
  • Maximize Your Desktop Publishing Skills

Ask about a custom-length training program for your team now!

 

Chose from these highly-rated introductory programs for your team or association audience--live or many in webinar format:

  • Top 10 Websites for Low-Cost Proposal Graphics
  • This Old Proposal: A DIY Guide to Proposal Graphics
  • Win or No Win?: How to Make Winning Executive Summaries
  • Proposal Pictionary!: How to Turn Your Words into Pictures
  • Getting Graphics Right the First Time
  • Designing Winning Proposals
  • Introduction to Creating Proposal Graphics and Covers

Ask about an introductory training program for your team now!

 

All programs are eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) toward APMP Accreditation.

Mike Parkinson, AF.APMP, and Colleen Jolly, PPF.APMP, Consistently Get Rave Reviews at APMP and APMP Chapter Events Around the World!

See Mike and Colleen in Action!
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Mike and Colleen are frequent presenters at APMP Conferences around the world and regular contributors to the APMP Professional Journal and chapter publications covering proposal graphics, desktop publishing, and other management topics. They have extensive knowledge in art and graphic design and their proposal applications. Combined they have more than 20 years of proposal experience and have worked on winning proposals worth more than $20 billion dollars.

Mike Parkinson, AF.APMP,  joined 24 Hour Company in 1999 with a broad range of experiences in fine arts, design and multi-media work. Since then he’s created and managed the production of visual presentations for dozens of multi-million and multi-billion dollar bids. Mike’s leadership skills, creative talent and commitment to customer service are recognized and highly acclaimed by both clients and procurement professionals. He published the Billion Dollar Graphics series of books on the topic of conceptualizing graphics (www.BillionDollarGraphics.com).

Colleen Jolly, PPF.APMP, has won more than $10 billion in business for her clients. Colleen is responsible for Book Composition and Cover Design for the APMP Journal and is a frequent article contributor. Colleen is also an award-winning fine artist who has a BA in English and Studio Art from Georgetown University. She volunteers as a docent at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Program Participants Speak Out!

“Wow…. All I can say is Wow….! That was an excellent presentation, and I was equally impressed and humbled by your ability to create such a graphically pleasing presentation, as well as speak so articulately on the topic…. Thank you so much for your amazing contributions. It was a pleasure chatting with you this week, and I will highly recommend you and your firm.”
–Rebecca Undseth, Proposal Manager, Golder Associates Ltd.

“I immensely enjoyed your desktop publishing presentation at the APMP-NCA Round Table on July 21. I am about to move into the next phase of BD-CMM process integration and some of your specific points reinforce the message I've been conveying over the last year. Your briefing would only strengthen my probability of acceptance and approval for this next phase. Hearing the same message from someone 'outside' has a strong effect...”
–Keith Wallace, APM.APMP

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Winning Resources

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