Report writing made easy

Communication and marketing skills

1 DAY

Aimed at: All managers who have to produce reports as part of their job, and want to find ways of making it easier.

Workshop contents: A close look at your report writing skills and how they might be improved. Includes:

• Writing to communicate rather than impress

• Thinking about your target readership

• The art of plain English — avoiding jargon

• Incorporating house style — the report template

• Structuring your writing to 'sell' the contents

• Planning what you want to say

• Keeping to significant points and comments

• Maintaining a reader's attention

• Highlighting key points — the importance of the management summary

• A checklist to ensure you've covered all you wanted to

Not for: Those afraid of constructive criticism

Fee: £380+VAT

THEY SAY: "Very helpful and informal. Will recommend. This was a really valuable lesson on how to structure my writing."