Audience

Aimed at scientists, IT managers, finance specialists, HR professionals and any other employees who write reports, proposals and business cases.

Duration

1 day

Objectives

By the end of the course you will:
• Be able to set a clear objective for your report
• Understand how to target your readership
• Be able to use a variety of thinking tools to organise your material before you start writing
• Be familiar with a range of structures and know how to select the best one for your purpose
• Be able to relate templates in use in your organisation to the structures discussed in the course
• Have some guidelines for checking that your writing is readable and consistent
• Know how to check thoroughly that your report is fit for purpose before you send it to anyone

Content

This course is designed to provide a clear process for writing any report, with or without a template or required outline. The result is the ability to produce a better report and to make far better use of the time available.

• Defining the Brief
• Who is going to read this report and what it is designed to tell them
• How to structure reports: what information should go where
• Use of templates
• Summaries and Introductions
• Planning Methods
• Thinking techniques – how and when they may be useful
• The SPACE Technique
• A method for checking that writing is clear, concise and business-likeUse of the passive
• Reviewing and Proofreading

Cost

Non-Member - £695 + VAT
One Nucleus Member* – £556 + VAT

*Please email training@onenucleus.com for the ON member discount code.

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Tel: 0118 918 4076
Email: bookings@rssl.com