Technical Report Writing

To refine participants' report and business writing skills and enable them to communicate more effectively with their readers.

Expected Accomplishments

On completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Use the POWER process to overcome white paper shock
• Apply the 70s of good writing style
• Research facts, then organize into a structure fitting to reader's needs
• Write accurate concise reports, memos & emails in a more effective, reader-friendly style
• Vary their sentences in length and structure
• Use headings and sub-headings effectively
• Plan and edit their written work in a more effective way
• Make constructive criticism of reports
• Understand and overcome their own writing difficulties
• Write with greater confidence

Who can benefit

• Those who write different types of reports, memos and emails for work.
• The course will be customized to fit the different development needs of delegates.

Course Outline

• Choice of vocabulary/tone
• Business vocabulary & jargon
• Common word usage mistakes
• Eliminating wordiness
• Sentence construction & paragraphing
• Analyzing & organizing data
• Report writing types & formats
• Styles & layouts of reports
• Report writing practice to suit a variety of situations
• Written report presentation
• Clarifying the terms of reference
• Locating, recording and evaluating data
• Structuring reports to meet specific reader requirements
• Reporting with visual impact