Effective Report Writing

Effective Report Writing

Key Benefits

• Better understand the key elements of a report

• Learn how to structure your report to best get your message across

• Develop a more engaging and appropriate tone of voice

• Overcome the specific challenges of writing compliance and audit reports

• Learn how to address different audiences within the same document

• Get techniques to improve your use of language

• More clearly link the facts to your conclusions

• Construct recommendations that are more likely to be acted upon

Course Overview

Learn to write simple, clear and engaging reports that have a greater impact on your audience

The financial industry is awash with poorly written reports. No doubt you’ve read the bad ones before: they’re dull, ambiguous and unnecessarily wordy. You either don’t read them or feel completely unmoved to take any action (wasting your time and that of the author).

Writing clearly and persuasively is not an easy skill to master. Give us just one day of your time and we will help you become a more skilled report writer.

You’ll learn to structure reports, so your message stands out (and make reading effortless), keeping your reader onside, even when delivering bad news. You’ll inspire action by writing in a clearer, more persuasive style.

Report writing skills are highly valuable

Always get your message across – It’s remarkably easy to confuse your reader. What seems to make logical sense to you can be ambiguous to your audience. You’ll write with greater clarity and make sure that the most important information is never buried.

Speed up the writing process – Some people seem to write effortlessly, the rest of us have to work hard at writing. By taking a more structured approach to report writing you’ll get the job done quicker, boosting productivity, and saving huge amounts of time.

Get your readers attention – So much business writing is dull, self-important and packed with meaningless language. Don’t be like that. This course will help your writing grab and keep your readers’ attention.

Don’t irritate your reader – When communicating with the written word, it’s very easy for tone and meaning to be misconstrued. This is especially true when you’re delivering bad news. With greater control of your tone and sensitivity to your reader, you’ll minimise the likelihood of rubbing people up the wrong way.

Stand out among your peers –People value clear communication. Yet few people in business write clearly, succinctly and persuasively. It’s a tremendous skill to possess (and will serve you well throughout your career). But as with any skill, it needs to be cultivated.