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Business report writing course

Business report writing is now a staple of our working lives. Reports are often the principal evidence of our work and the means by which our clients and colleagues judge our worth. But are you sure your readers actually read them? 

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A results-oriented report-writing course

Many people tackle writing a business report in a hurry, without enough planning and with little thought for the reader. This report-writing course will arm you with some simple techniques to radically improve the quality of your reports – and the results you get from them.

Focus on your writing

Our professional report-writing experts will look first at what you’re doing now, then recommend ways in which you can make your reports work harder for you.

This is specialised, focused report-writing training. No PowerPoint. No waffle. Just technique. (And biscuits.)

Call us on +44 (0)1273 732 888 or email us to find out more.

What you'll learn

On this one-day business report-writing course you will learn how to:

  • state your report’s objective clearly
  • identify and plan a clear report structure
  • tell your readers what they need to know
  • build rapport with your readers
  • get the tone right
  • keep readers reading to the end of the report
  • make your language flow
  • use plain English
  • write confidently and authoritatively
  • use sentence construction effectively
  • ensure your punctuation is logical
  • be confident your grammar won’t let you down
  • leave your reader with no doubts about your message.

Download a PDF document about this course, including a course outline.

Who is this course for?

This report writing course will benefit all writers but particularly those writing longer documents such as briefings, reports or project plans.

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