Effective Report Writing
Training
In London
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Type
Training
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Location
London
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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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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
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Effective Report Writing