Catalyst HRD Ltd

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Report Writing	2 Day Course

Course Objectives:

To enable individuals to: punctuate and construct reports for maximum impact express ideas clearly, concisely and intelligently write with the reader in mind use techniques that make it easier to select, develop and sequence ideas design reports that get results

Course details:

	Punctuation contemporary thinking and best practice comma, apostrophe, colon, semicolon capital letter, dash, hyphen quotation mark, inverted comma exclamation mark, title Grammar clear concise writing correct sentence and paragraph construction recognising incomplete sentences avoiding waffle and jargon overcoming the limitations of spell check commonly confused words the active versus the passive 'voice' improving readability statistics titles and headings modern versus traditional styles wordiness using abbreviations Planning determining the objectives planning stages and sequences of writing organising the ideas producing a logical structure attracting the reader's attention focusing on the facts Structuring for maximum impact short, simple reports problem solving reports formal reports feasibility studies explanatory notes Designing for ease of reader headings numbering bulleted lists layout

Tailoring the Course Content:

Catalyst will endeavour, with your help and approval, to tailor the course content as much as possible. We can do this by:

Incorporating your organisation's documentation
Referring to your organisation's policies, guides and procedures
Agreeing pre-course and post-course work
Tailoring exercises and the course manual to suit your requirements

For further details on how Catalyst can tailor your course see Tailored Courses.

Facilitation:

Delegates practice writing a number of documents and receive feedback on what they have done. Where possible, use is made of documents provided by the sponsoring organisation so that they are more realistic. Each delegate should have access to a laptop or desktop PC. The trainers who facilitate this course have extensive experience and are keen to give pragmatic advice.

Who should attend?:

This course is intended for anyone who is required to produce professional reports and wishes to improve their existing knowledge of design, structure and layout. Those people that wish to improve their written style but rarely have to produce reports may wish to attend our Writing for Results course instead.