Write the right report
Whether short or long, reports go wrong when you rush into writing them. Learn to think, plan and structure business and government reports before you start writing. Then you’ll write the report that will satisfy your most important reader.
Take this course if you write reports at work or as a consultant, or if you supervise staff who write reports. Give all your staff specific, practical, guidelines for researching, thinking, planning, writing and editing reports, and immediately see those reports improve.
What you'll learn from this short online course
- The 7 stages of report writing: approach the task systematically and efficiently.
- How to structure a report for the reader: understand basic sections and order them in the most appropriate way.
- How to write an executive summary: the most important part of any report.
- How to edit a report and test its quality.
- Meditation report: a case study.
When you have finished this course, you will receive two bonuses. First, a model report that relates to a case study in the course. Second, the Contented Quality Assurance tool for report writing: this is a detailed spreadsheet that enables you to evaluate reports according to 50 criteria. This tool is valuable for workplace development, staff training and enterprise communication.
How Contented courses work
Time and place: Start any time. Study online: your place, your pace.
Duration: About 1 hour's study. You can access the course for 1 month.
Qualification: A PDF Certificate when you pass the test.
Type of course: Short course: not in the Diploma of Web Content.
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Course author: Rachel McAlpine
