Writing Reports and Proposals

Course details

An essential part of communication is being able to report on what you observed or researched while putting it into a practical readable format for the targeted audience to understand and act on. While going back to the core of written communication we take the participants through the report writing process from concept to presentation while keeping in mind the 5 Ws of good business writing.

Expected Accomplishments

• Analyze data and organize facts before the writing process
• Write clear concise reports
• that are easy to understand and act upon
• Vary sentences and paragraphs in length and structure for more interesting reading
• Format sections and white space effectively for better readability
• Use headings and sub-headings correctly
• Choose the right style of report to suit the occasion and include relevant sections
• Plan and edit own written work
• Make constructive criticism of reports

Course Outline

• Choice of vocabulary/business terms
• Common misuse or incorrect word usage
• Eliminating wordiness
• Sentence construction Et paragraphing
• Being objective Et tone of writing
• Analyzing Et organizing data
• Checking for the 5 Ws
• Report writing types
• Formats and inserting graphs Et charts
• Styles, layouts Et white space of reports
• Basic sections of a variety of short reports
• Report writing practice to suit a variety of situations
• Written report presentations