This report writing course is designed to assist managers and professional staff within an organisation to produce reports that are clear, concise and effective by adopting a systematic approach.

You may have an excellent idea or proposal, but unless you can effectively communicate it in a report, you could fail to capture the interest and enthusiasm of the reader. We will show you how to write effectively and persuasively by using the correct language and structure.

Delegates are issued with a workbook covering all aspects of the course. It is full of ideas, tips and practical examples on how to write a report.

Through a combination of theory and exercises, participants will develop their writing skills to enable appropriate structure and present material that is easy to read and understand.

Who will benefit: Anyone who has to produce reports to help others make decisions.

Duration: 1 day.

Content:

Advantages and Disadvantages of writing in business

• Is it to get a message across clearly and provide a permanent record?
• Can you be certain the reader has understood it?

The Purpose and Style of Management Reports

• Regular reports and project reports
• Interim and final reports
• Internal and external reports

Writing the Business Report

• Planning and preparation
• Structure and sequence
• The language and writing style
• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Bullet points and lists
• Checking and revising
• Use of appendices

Presentation of the Report

• Layout Use of tables and figures
• Appendices
• Achieving impact on a limited budget
• Distribution
  

  “An enjoyable day with good instruction and constructive criticism. Now I know what a report should consist of and how   to get the point across without waffling.”                                                  S. Robinson - Ipswich Town Football Club

  “An excellent tutor and a very enjoyable course. The use of tautology and active rather than passive words was most   useful. I will also make better use of sentence structure in my reports.”
                                                                                                             R. Adams - British Nuclear Group

  “The tutor was excellent and catered for individual needs as well as best practice. It was easy to take things on board;
  a good course.”                                                                                     T. Parry - W M Enterprise

Download some examples from the course workbook

Our courses consist of 'In-Company' training; we visit companies’ premises or hotels and run courses according to company and staff needs.

We do not run training courses for people from different companies to attend. However, we do run courses consisting of one or two delegates. This enables us to move at the pace of the delegates (as fast or slow as necessary; as deep into the subject as appropriate, and with as much development as possible). These are not as expensive as you might think!

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