Report Writing

Communicating on paper
-General principles
-Managing information
Reports as tools of management
-Functions of reports
-Writing for different types of reader
-Time management
Planning the report
-Creating a statement of purpose
-Clarifying and checking the report's message
-Organising information
-Practical exercises in planning a report
Constructing an outline
-Control criteria
-Practical exercise: preparing an outlineFrom outline to first draft
-Essential apparatus of a report
-Functions of prose; techniques of explanation
-Summaries and introductions
-Practical work: developing the outline; identifying necessary prose techniques
Editing the report
-Paragraphs
-Sentences: length and construction
-Choosing the best words
-Plain English
-Practical exercises: editing for clarity
Action session
-Participants commit themselves to actions they will take as a result of attending
Review of Programme
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