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Writing reports
1 or 2 days
Workshop outline
A report is an exercise in persuasion. This workshop gives participants the skills to write persuasive and coherent reports. It will help you organise information and, more importantly, communicate powerful ideas to support decision-making.
Participants will learn to:
- Understand the functional nature of reports
- Prepare and construct persuasive reports
- Organise information more efficiently and convincingly
- Improve their use of language
- Use a set of objective criteria to evaluate and improve their reports
Pre-course
Participants are invited, prior to the workshop, to send an example of their work to the course leader for initial evaluation.
Learning method
The workshop focuses on addressing individual needs and participants work throughout on their own material. Specifically, they will produce the outline of a 'live' document and receive detailed feedback on any material they submit to the course leader.
Workshop content
Communicating on paper
- General principles
- Managing information
Reports as tools of management
- Functions of reports
- Writing for different types of reader
- Time management
Planning the report
- Creating a statement of purpose
- Clarifying and checking the report's message
- Organising information
- Practical exercises in planning a report
Constructing an outline
- Control criteria
- Practical exercise: preparing an outline
From outline to first draft
- Essential apparatus of a report
- Functions of prose; techniques of explanation
- Summaries and introductions
- Practical work: developing the outline; identifying necessary prose techniques
Editing the report
- Paragraphs
- Sentences: length and construction
- Choosing the best words
- Plain English
- Practical exercises: editing for clarity
Action session
Participants commit themselves to actions they will take as a result of attending the workshop. Note
Numbers on the course are limited to 8 participants.
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Tel: +44 (0)208 385 7511
Email: shyrose@centre4learning.co.uk |
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