Effective Report Writing

  1. Business Skills
  2. Business Communication
  3. Effective Report Writing

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Writing succinctly, creating ‘cut through’ or impressing specific audiences are not skills learned in high school or university. Yet such skills in reporting can pay big dividends to organisations through time saving, clarity of message and the removal of frustration.

This one-day course follows on from the writing processes taught in the ‘Dramatic Grammatics’ and ‘Write it Right’ programs. It focuses on taking writing to the next level. Combined with a calculated structure, lots of practice and examples, individuals gain the confidence and competence in writing high-quality reports.

Session 1: Introduction and Course Overview

Session 2: Revision of Writing Process

  • Brief Review of ‘Write it Right for Business’ Writing Process

Session 3: The Stages of Report Writing

  • Introduction of the four stages

Session 4: The First Stage – Investigation

  • Evidence
  • Search Strategies
  • Citing Sources
  • Document Aim
  • Short Report Types
  • Format
  • The Direct Approach
  • The Indirect Approach
  • Evidence
  • Organisation

Session 5: The Second Stage – Planning

  • Creating a Report Outline

Exercise: Cumulative Action Plan

Session 6: The Third Stage – Writing Tips

  • The Nine Rules
  • Paragraphs
  • Unity
  • Coherence
  • Emphasis

Session 7: The Fourth Stage – Editing, Proofing and Publishing

Session 8: Formal Reports Format

Session 9: How to Use Headings

Session 10: Charts and Graphs

  • How to Use Graphic Aids
  • Types of Charts
  • Types of Graphs

Session 11: Lists and Tables

  • Lists
  • Tables
  • Five Parts of a Table
  • Formatting Tables

Exercise: Creating a Report

Exercise: Resultant Action Plan

This course is ideal for anyone who needs to write clearly, succinctly and achieve their objective, including Account Representatives and Managers, Business or Systems Analysts, Technical Specialists, Consultants, Sales and Marketing Professionals, Executive Assistants and PAs, Researchers, Financial Analysts & Auditors
Before attending this course, students must have:

Key Business Benefits

  • Boosts an individual’s productivity through time saving
  • Saves the time of managers by not having to correct and re-write
  • Saves the time of recipients, through easier readership and understanding

Key Participants Benefit

  • Helps participants to adapt to audience needs through greater understanding of self and others
  • Creates a professional individual image through sentence construction and paragraph structure
  • Allows individuals to accomplish greater productivity in writing by following a structured process
  • Fosters mastery by giving facilitated practice time
  • Increases confidence by providing examples and templates
After completing this course, students will be able to:

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