Report Writing

Report Writing

Details
 
Max number of participants: 10
Duration: 1 day
Available as: In-company course
 
Benefits
 
• Identify and meet the needs of your reader
• Research, gather and organise material effectively
• Write clearly and concisely using suitable language
• Get messages across effectively and avoid common errors
• Make reports interesting and bring them to life with diagrams and examples
• Structure and lay out your reports professionally
• Learn the ten steps of report writing to help you always write credible reports
 
Course Outline
 
Reports from hell
• What drives people crazy when they receive reports?
• Why reports are sometimes difficult to read
 
Improve your readability
• The Five Cs of effective report writing
• Using the Fog Factor to assess readability
What a report is and is not
• How reports differ from other forms of written business communication
 
The planning stage: The Why? Who? and What?
• Step One: Being clear about why you are writing it
• Step Two: Understanding your audience
• Step Three: Knowing what to include
 
Organising and writing the report
• Step Four: Collecting and selecting the content – identifying resources, evidence and recording methods
• Step Five: Organising and structuring – producing a well sequenced report
• Step Six: Writing the first draft – getting started
 
Secrets of masterful writing
• Step Seven: Making writing compelling – speaking your reader’s language
 
Polishing your report
• Step Eight: Reviewing and revising – challenging  content and style
• Key points about grammar and punctuation
 
Make reports look interesting, attractive and readable
• Step Nine: Presentation and layout for reports
• Breaking up text and making it readable
• Choosing an appropriate typeface and visual aids
 
Producing the final product
• Step Ten: Proof reading and final check – why the best writers always proof read twice