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Report writing elearning course

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Class hours

    3h

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Personal tutor

    Yes

Gives you everything you need to know about writing reports.

How to write short, medium or long reports that communicate what you want to communicate to your audiences – all in one interactive online training course, where you will work on your actual report, and have the option of getting one-to-one feedback on your reports from our expert tutors.

The course comes in 3 parts:

Part 1: Why reports? The POWER method of writing
Part 2: The four different types of reports
Part 3: Telling it in words and images

Important information

Documents

  • Report Writing E-Learning Course Outline.pdf

About this course

You will learn:

How to plan and target your report writing
The POWER © method for foolproof report writing
The secrets of an effective report
The information to include, and how to present facts and figures
The questions you need to ask yourself and answer in your reports
How to present information in a structure for an audience to understand
Creating a structure for your report, from the top summary to the bottom detail

...and much more.

Report writing is an ideal companion to our Effective writing, Top 20 grammar mistakes and how to fix them and Proofreading courses if you need more of the basics.

Anyone who has to write reports, whether it’s for a village event; a FTSE 100; local business or charity.

No prior experience needed. We will give you everything you need to know.

Certificate

You have the option of receiving tailored one to one feedback from the trainer, and can contact them at any point.

We will email you a full course outline and answer any queries you have.

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Subjects

  • Report Writing
  • Writing
  • Business Writing
  • How to write a report
  • Report editing
  • Editing and correction
  • Structure of reports
  • Business Report Writing
  • Writing Skills
  • Communication Skills

Teachers and trainers (1)

Richard Sharpe

Richard Sharpe

Senior trainer

Richard Sharpe is a journalist, editor and trainer, and a frequent speaker at industry conferences and media forums. Co-founder of ETC and a Visiting Fellow of the University of East London, he has written for the Financial Times, The Herald Tribune, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Observer. Formerly editor of Computing magazine, he is one of Europe's leading IT writers, editing or contributing to the FT Group, Blackwell, Oxford University Press, Sterling Publications and Computer Weekly.

Course programme

The course covers:

Why reports?

  • To present information in a structure for an audience to understand

The two parts to report writing

  • Thinking
  • Putting it into words

How to present information in words, images and graphics

The POWER method of writing

  • Prepare
  • Organise
  • Write
  • Evaluate
  • Revise

Prepare

  • What is the report for
  • Who is the report for
  • Who will be reading it
  • What will they want from it
  • What will they expect it to do

Planning

  • What is your key message
  • Is there more than one
  • How to identify them
  • Are they clear

Organise

  • Key evidence
  • Top down order
  • Presenting information in a structure
  • Section to paragraph to sentence

Examples and analysis of well structured and written reports

Planning your sections

  • Breaking up your material
  • The best order for sections
  • Are you answering your readers’ questions

The structure possibilities and how to get them

  • Lists
  • Diagrams

Creating your contents page to help you plan

The different purposes of a report and how to structure them

  • Describe
  • Analyse
  • Options
  • Convince

Combining the four in one report, for:

  • A product launch
  • A reorganisation

Executing your plan

  • Choosing from the options to start your report
  • The executive summary, overview or key findings
  • The foreword
  • The introduction
  • Adding your sections

Considering the ending

  • Conclusions, recommendations
  • Mirroring your opening

The art of précis

  • From the detail to the main parts

Putting your thinking into words

  • The best length
  • Keeping it simple
  • Avoiding too many clauses and watching punctuation
  • Structuring your sentences
  • Favouring active verbs
  • Avoiding jargon
  • Watching for repetition

Presentation

  • Making the copy visually appealing
  • Using visuals, graphics
  • The images – using them effectively
  • Using headings to draw the reader in
  • The differences between print and online

Taking a final look

  • Does it work
  • Does it do the job it needs to
  • Will it be read

Working on your report

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