Report Writing for Beginners Course

Course Details

Price: Quote
Duration: 3 hours
Delegates: 4-16 delegates
Available: Online or South Wales

Report Writing for Beginners - Course Overview

If multiple members of your organisation require our Report Writing for Beginners course, an in-house programme is likely the most effective training solution. Our in-house programmes are straightforward to arrange, with training conveniently delivered at your location across South Wales. Furthermore, all our courses are offered with transparent pricing and no hidden costs.

Our half-day Report Writing course will enable delegates to write effective reports which use a clear structure and formatting. Our course has been specifically designed so that it can be applied to a range of report types. After successful completion of this Report Writing course you will have the confidence to start writing well structured reports which make the desired impact.

An effective report is written in a concise manner, has a logical flow, evidence based and clearly readable for it's intended audience. Reports require a very different structure to that of an essay or classic dissertation, they need to be broken down using sections and sub-sections.

Our course is broken down into 3 separate parts. Part 1 highlights planning strategies for writing your report. In part 2 you will learn how to organise your report and we will offer ideas on formatting tools & structural headings to enhance your reports presentation. In part 3 you will learn how to write your report and we will help you examines writing techniques to maximise your report's readability.

Report Writing for Beginners - Course Content

Planning & Preparation

What is a report?
Advantages and disadvantages
Types of report
Business and research report
Preparation
Establish the objectives
What is it for?
What is the purpose?
Who are the readers?
Time allocation
Research and relevancy
Organising & analysing your material

Organising the Report

Report formatting
Headings and sub-headings
Page numbers
Lists
Illustrations
Citations
Executive summary
Structural headings
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction, main body and conclusions
Recommendations
References/bibliography
Appendices
Glossary of technical terms

Writing the Report

Writing style
Passive/active voice
Drafting & editing process
Review past reports
Writing the first draft
Edit and review period
Final draft
Words and sentences
Grammar
Common report phrases

Who is this course for?

This Report Writing course is for those who are new to writing reports and want to learn a systematic approach. This course will also be helpful to those who may have some experience however they may seek to make further improvements in this area. This course has been specifically designed to cater for a whole range of reports.

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