Report Writing / Business Writing

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In house training

A one day programme to improve business writing and personal communication skills

Your team must be able to communicate effectively in writing.
That requires proper planning, technique and clear thinking.
This course gives practical advice and specific methods that will enable you write more clearly, accurately and persuasively.

What does the business writing skills course cover?

The course covers the following important topics:
A definition of the communication process.
Communication is “a transfer of information and emotion”.

Your writing needs to have three qualities:

1. Understandable- it must be well organised.
2. Convincing- it must be well reasoned.
3. Memorable- it must be well written.

Notes on how to achieve the above three qualities:

1. How to be more understandable

How to decide on the main purpose of your message
How to map out the logical structure of your message
How to give definitions of key terms
How to write for your specific audience      

2. How to be more convincing

The relationship between the facts and the conclusions
Two ways to present an argument

·         Deductive- your conclusions stated first; and your reasons follow.

·         Inductive- your conclusions stated last; and your reasons come first.

3. How to be more Memorable- well written

Use emotion and feeling
Limit the amount
Think of the visual impact
Use of simple language

More practical tips

1. Avoid negation. Use the affirmative form.
2. Should you use the active or the passive form?
3. How to avoid ambiguity.
4. The importance of checking.
5. Developing your unique style.

Practice exercises

Summary

Action planning

The benefits of this business writing course are:

1. You will learn the principles of clear communication.
2. You will organise your thoughts and avoid ambiguity.
3. You will write more persuasively.
4. You will write with more authority and depth.

The method of training is as follows:

The trainer gives a clear explanation of the point in question.
Then demonstrates the specific principle or method or idea and gives specific examples.
The delegates then practice by doing an exercise with each other and/or they do a practical exercise with the trainer.
Then, the delegates are asked to write down an associated action, for each point made.
All the points are therefore tied to the delegate’s specific work context.
At the end of the day, the delegates are asked to choose six which are the most personally meaningful from the many points that are made throughout the day.
All points are supported with full printed and hand written (by them) notes to take away

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