CMA PD Series:
Writing High Impact Business Reports
Effective reports enable decision-makers to identify the best options for their organizations. This one-day course will explore the strategies and techniques to help ensure your reports are clear, concise, and persuasive.
Among the topics to be discussed are the appropriate use of jargon, rewriting and editing for conciseness, saying things simply and clearly, and organizing ideas and information so they flow logically and smoothly. As well, the course will review common problems such as use of the passive voice and ineffective proofreading.
You will learn:
Writing High Impact Business Reports
Effective reports enable decision-makers to identify the best options for their organizations. This one-day course will explore the strategies and techniques to help ensure your reports are clear, concise, and persuasive.
Among the topics to be discussed are the appropriate use of jargon, rewriting and editing for conciseness, saying things simply and clearly, and organizing ideas and information so they flow logically and smoothly. As well, the course will review common problems such as use of the passive voice and ineffective proofreading.
You will learn:
- The elements of a standard business report
- The steps of the writing process
- How to write an effective and complete executive summary
- How to organize information into logical sections
- Write in a concise, engaging style
- Use headings and lists to increase clarity
- Present facts and figures, and technical material in an interesting way
- Identify and correct commonly made grammar and punctuation mistakes
- You will tackle writing, rewriting, and editing material to hone your skills and sharpen your sense of what works well in reports – and what should be avoided.
