Report Writing

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Plan your business proposals and reports clearly and logically
• Define your reader’s needs and interest
• Write persuasively to meet your reader’s needs
• Write clearly, concisely and with impact
• Increase the power and persuasiveness of your first draft
• Develop a professional style and tone

Writing business proposals and reports

• Understand the difference in structure and purpose of a range of business documents: business letters, memos, e-mail, proposals and reports
• Select the correct type of business document for your purpose

Plan before you write

• Practice using planning techniques that halve your writing time
• Decide how you want your reader to respond
• Analyze your reader’s needs and interests
• Practice using a logical planning technique
• Identify the level and type of information required
• Plan how you will collect and organize the information

Writing with clarity and impact

• Practice expressing complex ideas and information simply, clearly and in plain English
• Be more concise by eliminating unnecessary words
• Learn how to summarize complex information
• Write grammatically with an improved vocabulary
• Improve your writing style with short, direct sentences

Writing with professionalism

• Write with a style and tone that reflects your corporate image
• Write to build a relationship with your reader
• Understand the persuasive power of words to build credibility

Strengthening your first draft

• Edit your first draft to clarify and strengthen your message
• Adjust the style and tone of your writing as needed
• Put yourself in your reader’s shoes
• Use simple techniques for correcting errors in grammar and layout
• Increase your readability

Reviewing your writing

• Check your writing for clarity, impact and persuasiveness
• Develop a critical attitude to your own and others’ business writing
• Set long term goals and an action plan for improving your business writing

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Anyone who needs to write winning proposals and influential reports.