Report Writing For Business

Who is it for
If you are responsible for writing or disseminating reports to internal or external customers, this course will enhance your proficiency and facilitate their understanding. It is also valuable for anyone who writes to persuade or influence, and those who need to write more concisely.

What is it about

• Understanding of different report formats; when and why they are necessary



• Knowledge of clear and logical structures to enforce the message you want to communicate



• Practical tools to persuade and influence your reader

What will i get out of it
This course will give you the tools to write an appropriate style for business reporting. You will learn techniques and structures to write convincingly and credibly. You will look at the purpose of the report and needs of your reader to tailor your writing to their needs. Theoretical concepts are backed up by practical exercises that develop your skills and test your understanding.

Course overview

• Plan your report: ask why, what, who, when, how?



• Implement the plan: define the aims of the report, learn accepted report structures
  
  
• Produce the report: assimilate material from different sources and organise into a logical sequence, isolate from fact from fiction
  
  
• Use visuals, appendices, indexes and bibliographies to enhance your report
  
  
• Develop an appropriate and effective writing style: learn the tools of the trade to convince your reader
  
  
• Undertake practical excercises to test your knowledge throughout the course
  
  Pre-course activity
  Pleasebring along examples of your own written work, so you can review, edit and analyse with the trainer on the day.
  
  In-house option
  In-house delivery allows us to work with our clients prior to the course to include your examples of excellent and sub-standard reports and written material. This increases the relevance and impact of the training. In addition we can include delegates' own report as a foundation and use the session to create an agreed template for the future.