Report Writing for Business

Report Writing for Business

OBJECTIVES

• Consider the objectives of a written document in relation to the needs of the targeted audience.
• Construct a report plan for formal communications relating to the type of report.
• Explain the importance of good grammar, spelling, punctuation and logical content flow.
• Demonstrate improved language selection to minimize confusion and maximize reader comprehension.
• Demonstrate ways of “sparking up” a report or memo.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Employees who need to improve their skills in writing business reports, letters and internal memos.

COURSE OUTLINE

Our ability to communicate effectively in writing to colleagues, staff supervisors or customers is critical, especially in a large and changing company. Poor skills in this area results in, confusion mis-understandings, errors and loss of credibility. This course looks at the common difficulties associated with written communications and provides you with very practical guidelines on how to improve. The topics to be covered include:-

• Methods of planning and structuring written communications.
• The differing types of written documents.
• Grammar, vocabulary and construction.
• The production of “readable” results.