Subject: Request for professional development coverage

Hi [Manager's name],

I'd like to ask about coverage for a professional development program I'm planning to take, called the Bright Method. It's a 10-week course that teaches a calendar-based system for managing workload, priorities, and capacity, built for professionals handling a high volume of competing demands.

I'm bringing it to you because the results map directly to my work here. What women who've been through it report:

• Prioritizing better and producing higher-quality work, with less last-minute rushing
• Delivering priority projects on time with less stress
• A clearer, more objective read on their own capacity, so they can manage workload to ensure excellent work product and flag an overcommitment early  
• Better communication with teammates and clients
• A sustainable pace that lowers the risk of burnout

[Optional, if true: This would be especially useful heading into [specific project, season, or goal].]

A few specifics:

• Cost: $2,997
• Format: fully online over 10 weeks, with a weekly live group call
• Time: about [X] hours per week
• Led by a former patent litigator who has taught the method to professionals across law, medicine, academia, non-profit, and corporate roles (see attached).

I've attached a document with more on the program and results from women who've completed it. I'm happy to answer questions or walk through how it supports my work on the team.

[If your enrollment depends on coverage: I'm planning to join the next cohort and wanted to check whether this is something the [firm/team] would support before I enroll.]

Thank you for considering it.

Best,
[Your name]