Report Writing
Why attend our report writing course?
People who are effective at report writing have a built-in business and career advantage. Being able to produce reports which are clear, considered and reasoned to enable conclusions to be drawn, is a valuable business talent which we can help you to achieve.
How will I benefit from this course?
You will learn how to produce reports easily and effectively. You will learn how to describe complex information simply, and apply reasoning and logic to your analysis. In particular, you will be able to:
- Define situations
- Analyse information
- Produce options
- Make recommendations
- Match your report to your audience
Who should attend?
Our report writing course is aimed at anyone who wishes to write highly readable business reports.
Outline of programme
Overview
- The purpose and value of reports
- Types of written reports
- What is a good report?
Clarifying objectives
- Terms of reference
- Defining the scope
- What do you expect of the reader?
Research
- Information sources
- Reference views
Planning
- Preparing the structure
- Applying a method to ensure all necessary information is included
- Content mapping
- Information hierarchy, reasoning and logic
Constructing your case
- Situation definition
- Approach
- Analysis
- Options
- Recommendations
Executive summary
- How to write a compelling executive summary
Style and tone
- Ensuring the appropriate style and tone
- Illustrations, revisions, proofreading and use of colour
Editing
- How to improve your draft
- Proofreading