Richard is a highly experienced communicator and technical writer.
Richard Musgrove Ph.D. is an adept business communicator with a scientific background and more than 30 years’ technical writing experience, particularly in research grant and tender and business proposal writing spheres. He combines skilful storytelling with evidence-based thinking and is a strong advocate for plain English. An engaging and confident communicator, Richard is accustomed to liaising with senior management and technical staff and has a passion for video presentation and production.
Much of his work is in FNQ, although he is also a Senior Writer at Sydney-based Madrigal Communications, one of Australia’s most successful tender and proposal writing agencies (https://madrigal.com.au/), and a Technical Writer for gemaker, (https://www.gemaker.com.au/), a major Sydney-based commercialisation consultancy. He also writes for Climate Action Australia (https://climateactionaustralia.net.au/), gemaker’s influential climate change initiative. He has worked with a broad range of stakeholders and clients, nationally and internationally, the latter most recently involving a Russian client with bases in Cairns F.N.Q. and Moscow.
Richard’s Tender-writing Tips
Tender writing is often put in the too-hard basket — here is a series of useful tips:
Tendering in the COVID Era: CHASING GOVERNMENT TENDERS
Tendering in the COVID Era: HOW IS TENDERING DONE?
Tendering in the COVID Era: QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE
Tendering in the COVID Era: RISK
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what we do… is make a difference. We challenge the status quo by being a part of community and genuinely sharing in project success. Our core business includes Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Logistic Planning, Strategic Asset Management, Business Case and Grant Writing as well as Corporate and Executive level support functions.
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Established in 2014, Tagai Management Consultants (TMC) is a dynamic management consultancy with intimate domestic and international knowledge of procurement/supply chain, business advisory, and community development services. We are driven to provide our valued public and private sector clients in the Australia and Asia Pacific region with a professional and tailored service that creates an improved bottom line, commercial and/or social value. TMC is a Supply Nation Certified Supplier and was the 2019 Innovation in Business Award winner at the Ipswich Business Excellence Awards for their Indigenous cultural business innovation.
TMC key value add is as an Indigenous culture business valued based business that connects Government and Corporates with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, small businesses, traditional owners and other demographic groups to create sustainable legacy social and economic outcomes.
TMC is a commercially driven Indigenous social enterprise that has over 30 years of experience working throughout the Far North Queensland, Cape York region at a community level and strategic level across all demographics. The TMC is a family owned business with strong family and business connections throughout the service delivery region.
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