Effective Report Writing

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(Course eligible for SATVs)

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Writing succinctly, creating ‘cut through’ or impressing specific audiences are not skills learned in high school or university. Yet such skills in reporting can pay big dividends to organisations through time saving, clarity of message and the removal of frustration.

This one-day course follows on from the writing processes taught in the ‘Dramatic Grammatics’ and ‘Write it Right’ programs. It focuses on taking writing to the next level. Combined with a calculated structure, lots of practice and examples, individuals gain the confidence and competence in writing high-quality reports.

  • Brief Review of ‘Write it Right for Business’ Writing Process

  • Introduction of the four stages

  • Evidence
  • Search Strategies
  • Citing Sources
  • Document Aim
  • Short Report Types
  • Format
  • The Direct Approach
  • The Indirect Approach
  • Evidence
  • Organisation

  • The Nine Rules
  • Paragraphs
  • Unity
  • Coherence
  • Emphasis

  • How to Use Graphic Aids
  • Types of Charts
  • Types of Graphs

  • Lists
  • Tables
  • Five Parts of a Table
  • Formatting Tables

This course is ideal for anyone who needs to write clearly, succinctly and achieve their objective, including Account Representatives and Managers, Business or Systems Analysts, Technical Specialists, Consultants, Sales and Marketing Professionals, Executive Assistants and PAs, Researchers, Financial Analysts & Auditors
Before attending this course, students must have:

Key Business Benefits

  • Boosts an individual’s productivity through time saving
  • Saves the time of managers by not having to correct and re-write
  • Saves the time of recipients, through easier readership and understanding

Key Participants Benefit

  • Helps participants to adapt to audience needs through greater understanding of self and others
  • Creates a professional individual image through sentence construction and paragraph structure
  • Allows individuals to accomplish greater productivity in writing by following a structured process
  • Fosters mastery by giving facilitated practice time
  • Increases confidence by providing examples and templates
After completing this course, students will be able to:

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