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REPORT WRITING


Duration:

A one day training course

Suitable for:

This training course is for staff at all levels who want to produce professional reports that convey what they intended. It is particularly helpful to those who want to know about correct report structure as well as the use of correct and effective English.

Objectives:

Be more confident in your use of English grammar and punctuation • Know more about style, tone and the appropriate vocabulary to use • Be using plain English with confidence • Be clear on report formats and which to use • Understand how to clarify the purpose of the report and determine the message to be conveyed • Speed up the process of developing an outline and producing a first draft • Be confident with the quality of your written reports

Locations:

Report Writing course: Guildford, Surrey & London

Course Content:

Introduction and icebreaker

  • What we are going to cover today

Prioritising the course objectives

  • What writing are you doing now?

  • What would you like to achieve today?

The basics of grammar for business

  • Reviewing the principles

  • Understanding these 'building blocks' of language

  • Tips for better spelling

  • Punctuation and how to use it properly, including the apostrophe

Using plain English

  • Using plain English to acquire a more direct writing style

  • The techniques to make a document more 'readable'

  • Active vs passive - when to use which one and why

Getting the 'tone' right

  • Keeping it direct but avoiding becoming too abrupt

  • Using language that is appropriate to the audience

How to plan the report

  • What is the purpose of the report?

  • What message to I wish to convey?

  • What structure should I use?

  • What headings should I include?

Who is my audience and what do they know?

Producing the first draft ... FAST

  • Making sure the report says what you mean it to say

  • How to revise and produce a final draft

  • Final check - making sure the report is right in every sense

Conclusion and recap


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Course Delivered by our Partners at GBC Learning

Course Dates:

London: 04 March 2009

Guildford: 08 January 2009

Course Price: £285 per person

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