Report Writing

This program will help you to learn about compiling a good report, sending a precise and clear message to your colleagues, setting out business reports, using paragraphs effectively and more.

Topics:

Day 1:

- Report writing preliminary stages
- What is a report, its purpose, types, stages?
- Terms of reference
- Information collection
- Objectives
- Information storage
- Planning
- Assessment
- Headings
- Expression
- The body of the report
- Points to bear in mind
- Exercise
- Order of writing
- The final stages
- Points to bear in mind
- Expression
- Order of writing
- Spellings
- Paragraphs
- Accuracy
- Objectivity
- Conciseness
- Brevity
- Clarity

Day 2:

- Which information needs to be included?
- Layout
- Review
- Signing and dating
- Business and engineering letters
- An example of a report
- Salutation
- The form of the letter
- The heading
- Addressing the letter
- Beginning the letter
- The signature
- Paragraphs
- Reference
- Telephone extension number
- Jargons
- Keeping language simple
- Memoranda
- Email correspondence
- Overall impression

Day 3:

- Understanding Summary writing and telephone use
- How to write a summary
- The method
- The rule
- Essential point
- Title and notes
- The theme
- The draft
- Direct and indirect
- Final version
- Examples of summary writing
- Organisation and procedures
- Committee meetings
- Coordination
- The agenda
- Essential of valid meeting
- Note taking
- Motions
- Minutes
- Glossary
- Amendment

Day 4:

- Summarise
- Checking on learning
- Conclusion
- Exercises
- Examples
- Workshops
- Class activities
- Group work
- Self-assessment questions
- Questions time
- Few tips
- Recommendations for further work
- Final advises
- Course evaluation
- Exercises