Report Writing Made Simple
What you’ll learn
Save time when planning a report by knowing the essential questions to ask
Increase the impact of a report by understanding its purpose
Structure complex information and ideas confidently and quickly (under five minutes)
Decide what sections to include in the report – and what should go where
Delight readers by making the report easy to navigate and digest
Create a visually attractive report that’s kind to the eye
Avoid the common pitfalls that damage your credibility as a report writer
Know exactly what to include in your executive summary (and what not to include)
Requirements
Access to word processing software
Pen and paper
It’s helpful to have a specific report writing project in mind – but isn’t essential
Description
Lacking confidence about your business report writing skills because you’ve never had any formal training in writing reports?Panicking because you’re supposed to be writing a business report and you’ve no idea where to start?Sick of wasting hours worrying about how to knock all that research into a logical shape?Or maybe you write business reports regularly but you’re just not getting the results or feedback you’d like from your reports?If any of these sound like you, stop worrying now! Because this course will take you through the process of business report writing – step by step and with downloadable cheat sheets.What’s more, your guide is a Cambridge graduate and teacher with years of experience helping people write business reports that have impact.Report writing: take the pain out of planning and the sweat out of structuring!For most people, the hardest part of report writing is getting started. In this course, you’re going to learn how to shave hours, days or even weeks off the report writing process through intelligent planning. You’ll learn what questions to ask so you’re not reinventing the wheel when you sit down to write your report. But best of all, you’ll discover a miraculous technique that will completely revolutionise how you go about structuring your reports. I developed this technique while working with a client who had been tearing his hair out at that early shaping stage. With my help, in under five minutes he went from having no clue about how to order his report to imposing a clear, coherent, logical structure on his ideas.I’ve since gone on to share this technique with other report writers and trust me they’re always blown away by its power and simplicity. I can’t wait to share this technique with you – and you’ll be glad I did!Report writing with impact to win readers overBut this course won’t just save you time as a writer. It will also help you save your readers time – and they will love you for it!The American novelist Elmore Leonard famously advised writers to leave out the parts that readers skip. And I’m going to be showing you how to leave out the parts of a report all, yes ALL, readers skip. The pointless parts every report writer thinks are helping readers, but are really hindering them.And I’ll be busting some myths about that all important executive summary. It’s the only part of your report you can guarantee everyone will read, so you’ll want to make sure it’s as powerfully persuasive as it can be. I’ll show you how.Stand out from the crowd with a report that looks as good as it readsFinally, I’ll be showing you how to take your almost-finished report up a notch with simple design and layout tips from a seasoned design professional. You’ll even discover one little design trick that’s been scientifically – yes, scientifically – proven to boost your credibility and persuasiveness with readers.So what are you waiting for? Let’s get that report written today!
Overview
Section 1: Welcome!
Lecture 1 How to get the most out of this course
Lecture 2 Activity: Download your course workbook
Section 2: First, PREPARE for success
Lecture 3 Introduction to preparing for success
Lecture 4 Researching your report efficiently
Lecture 5 Defining your purpose
Lecture 6 Three questions you MUST ask before writing
Lecture 7 NEW Practice activity: Answer the three key questions
Lecture 8 Preparing for success: key points to remember
Section 3: Next, PICK a winning format for your report
Lecture 9 Picking a format for your report: introduction
Lecture 10 Meeting expectations for your report: defining your brief
Lecture 11 The sections of a report
Lecture 12 NEW Practice activity: establish your brief
Lecture 13 Executive summary – tips
Lecture 14 NEW Practice activity: write your executive summary
Lecture 15 Report formats: key points to remember
Section 4: Now, PLAN and PRESENT your ideas POWERFULLY
Lecture 16 Planning and presenting your report: introduction
Lecture 17 Structure your report in 5-minutes
Lecture 18 NEW Practice activity: outline your report
Lecture 19 How to make your writing flow 1: powerful paragraphs
Lecture 20 How to make your writing flow 2: ordering paragraphs logically
Lecture 21 Practice activity: Put these topic sentences in the correct order
Lecture 22 How to make your writing flow 3: ordering your sentences
Lecture 23 NEW Practice activity: draft your report
Lecture 24 Signposting your report
Lecture 25 NEW Practice activity: add, edit or remove signposting
Lecture 26 Report writing style: tips for readability
Lecture 27 NEW Practice activity: improve your report’s readability
Lecture 28 Planning and presenting your ideas powerfully: key points to remember
Section 5: Finally, POLISH and PROOF like a PRO
Lecture 29 Polishing your report: introduction
Lecture 30 Design tips for report writers
Lecture 31 Polishing and proofing your report: tips
Lecture 32 NEW Practice activity: proofread your report
Lecture 33 Proofing and polishing: key points to remember
Section 6: Final thoughts
Lecture 34 Download your course certificate
Lecture 35 Bonus lecture
Anyone who’s never written a business report before and doesn’t know where to start,Anyone who lacks confidence in their report writing skills – either because they’ve never been formally trained in report writing or because they’re not getting the results they want from their reports,This course is not for students writing college reports. The emphasis is on writing reports in a business or bureaucratic context.
Course Information:
Udemy | English | 1h 38m | 1.80 GB
Created by: Clare Lynch
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