Report writing: increase your impact & influence
What you'll learn
- Create reports that influence your stakeholders
- Make your reports more concise, meaningful and engaging
- Avoid common mistakes that can negatively affect your credibility
- Write an effective executive summary (including do’s and do-nots)
- Strategies to help you better proof read and common mistakes to watch out for
Requirements
- No prior knowledge is needed
Description
Do you want to learn the art of persuasive writing?
Business writing is an important skill to master in this global competitive market. The volume and frequency of reports required by Management and Boards is only increasing, so too are their expectations of the report quality. Readers, especially ones that are time poor, will appreciate a report that is easy to read, concise and relevant to them. This course will teach you step by step how to write reports that are more effective and engaging to help you get the outcomes you want.
You will learn practical strategies that you can apply immediately to improve the quality of your report and make it more meaningful to your readers, including:
the importance of resisting the temptation to ‘just start’ writing.
planning the report by considering two important aspects that will set you up for success.
an effective approach to structuring and writing the report
nailing the all-important executive summary with an illustrated example.
avoiding common phrases and utilizing verbs to make report more concise and reader friendly.
power of using an appendix.
how to improve reader engagement by enhancing the content flow.
proof reading strategies and 11 common mistakes to watch out for.
…and much more.
Who this course is for:
- Professionals wanting to improve their business report writing skills
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 33 Reviews
- 90 Students
- 1 Course
Ashan has held senior management positions in Australia, Asia and USA in Fortune 500 companies and banking. He has also held the leadership position of Chief Financial Offer for a medical company based in Washington D.C.
He is passionate about teaching and mentoring. With training in business report writing and well over a decade of professional experience, he has reviewed and written countless reports to teams, boards and committees on different topics and projects.