Effective Report Writing

Training

In London

£ 469 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Day

This course will help you understand the various factors that make a good report, utilising all the criteria of good report writing and ensuring that the report is easy to understand and meets its objectives. Suitable for: Planning officers. Planning technicians. Planning assistants. Planning Consultants. Team leaders

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Start date

London
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Start date

On request

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Course programme

Effective Report Writing

1 Introduction and objectives

2 Definitions and context
• Reports and planning
• Types and styles of report

3 Elements of successful reports

• What good looks like – Making your report stand out
• Why reports fail
• Stages in report writing
• Barriers to communication

4 Getting to grips with report structure

• Why structure matters
• Common report structure
• Levels of structure

5 Structuring your argument

• Making a case
• Storyboarding your case
• Grouping information
• Rules to obey
• What to put in – and leave out

6 Lies, damned lies and statistics
• Common dangers in using and presenting data
• Tips for bringing data to life
• A picture tells a thousand words – making data visual

7 Effective writing

• Tips for high impact writing
• Packaging your report
• Proofreading your report

8 Tips and traps

• Dealing with common problems
• Avoiding common traps
• Getting past panic and writer’s block
• Tips for getting started

Additional information

Students per class: 23

Effective Report Writing

£ 469 + VAT