Report Writing for Business

(3 Days)

SUITABLE FOR:

Employees who need to improve their skills in writing business reports, letters and internal memos.

SUMMARY:

Our ability to communicate effectively in writing to colleagues, staff supervisors or customers is critical, especially in a large and changing company. Poor skills in this area results in, confusion mis- understandings, errors and loss of credibility. This course looks at the common difficulties associated with written communications and provides you with very practical guidelines on how to improve. The topics to be covered include:-

  • Methods of planning and structuring written communications.
  • The differing types of written documents.
  • Grammar, vocabulary and construction.
  • The production of "readable" results.

 

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, delegates will be able:-

1. Consider the objectives of a written document in relation to the needs of the targeted audience.
2. Construct a report plan for formal communications relating to the type of report.
3. Explain the importance of good grammar, spelling, punctuation and logical content flow.
4. Demonstrate improved language selection to minimise confusion and maximise reader comprehension.
5. Demonstrate ways of "sparking up" a report or memo.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

FEE: £1,350

Excluding accommodation and meals

LOCATIONS: DATES:

Doha

February 21 – 23, 2012

Dubai

Feb. 28 – Mar. 01, 2012

Doha

June 05 - 07, 2012

Doha

October 02 - 04, 2012

Dubai

November 06 - 08, 2012

COURSE PRESENTER

BRYAN SMITH ( CEng, MIEE, MIM, FCPID, MIMC)

1988 - date: Independent Consultant

1959 - 1988: He spent 15 years in the engineering industry. He joined Cummins Ltd as a Training manager with responsibility management development. Later he joined the Central Training Council advising Industry Training Boards on training standards including management training and their advisory role, through several research studies. Bryan spent five years with the Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry Training Board in management development consultancy and the production of packages in Coaching and Self-Development for Manpower Services Commission. Management development experience continued with British Timken (a subsidiary of Timken Ohio) and then the College of Management , Dunchurch (General Electricity Company) where he was mainly involved in In-company consultancy. Bryan joined Sundidge Park Management Centre in 1984 where he was Director of Studies.

He has written numerous articles covering self development, coaching, team building, managing change, course management, training of trainers, business simulations networking.

 He is currently editor of the UK Journal Industrial and Commercial Training.

 

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