Online: Radical reporting

After attending this course, participants will be able to communicate more effectively to a variety of audiences through:

• going to the root of their own thoughts, objectives and assumptions;
• recognising bad habits that make written communication hard to read and understand; duck
• using proven techniques to produce clearer, more concise writing.
• They will then be able to produce reports that meet the business’ or client’s needs, having practised:
• analysing both the overall structure and the individual components of a report for maximum effectiveness; duck
• reviewing their own and others’ work in a focussed, efficient and productive way.

Detailed content

1. Clarity – the theory:

• The link between clear thinking and clear writing
• How well do businesses currently communicate?
• Good writing and the link to performance (yes, there is one!)
• Advice from professional bodies – how useful is it?

2. Clarity – the practice: How can we say the same thing in fewer words?

• Cutting wordy phrases
• Active and passive
• Zombie nouns

3. Grammar, punctuation and usage

• Why do good grammar, punctuation and usage matter?
• The logic of grammar and the legal implications of poorly constructed sentences

4. Reports

• What is the purpose of a report?
• Organising your own thoughts for greater effect
• Structuring a successful report
• Findings, issues and recommendations
• The executive summary

5. Reviewing and editing

• What makes the reviewing process work well?
• What are both parties’ responsibilities?
• The editorial process in publishing – useful advice for reviewing reports.

CPE points: 8

Cancellation policy

• In case of cancellation 30 days before the start of the course, 0% of the participation fee needs to be    paid.
• In case of cancellation 30-15 days before the start of the course, 50% of the participation fee must be paid.
• In case of cancellation 15 days or less before the start of the course, as well as non-attendance, 100% of the participation fee will be invoiced. This applies for whatever reason, such as illness.

You can transfer your place to a colleague free of charge.

We reserve the right to cancel the training up to 14 days before the date.