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An effective report or proposal is one which
achieves its objectives – whether those objectives are to
inform, persuade, win business, make recommendations or help
the management decision-making process. Unfortunately many
writers lose sight of their objectives, fail to include the
relevant information or fail to structure their documents to
make relevance and significance clear. They may also lose
their readers’ attention by adopting a turgid style or
peppering their documents with spelling, grammar and
proofreading errors.
ProSeminar's Writing Reports & Proposals course has been designed to help anyone
who has to write complex reports and proposals enhance their
effectiveness and ensure that they are ‘reader-friendly’.
Course Membership
Course
Objectives
This course will help participants to:
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produce well-structured and professionally presented reports
and proposals that meet their defined objectives
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identify and address readers’ needs
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use clear and concise language and select
appropriate styles of English
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adopt a structured approach to the writing
process and schedule their time accordingly
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use
technology to make the most effective use of their time
Course
Outline
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Introduction to writing reports &
proposals
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Understanding
the reader’s needs
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Scheduling
the writing process
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Techniques
for getting started - brainstorming and visual mapping
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Collecting
and selecting the information
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Structuring
the report/proposal
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Making
and supporting a case
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Layout devices and conventions
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Style
and tone
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Sentence
and paragraph structure
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Choosing the right words
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Readability
statistics
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Grammar,
spelling and punctuation
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Presenting
facts and figures in interesting and memorable ways
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Proofreading
and editing
Writing Reports & Proposals also reviews helpful MS Word tools
such as style headings, outline view, document maps, track
changes, split screen etc.
Course
Methods
ProSeminar's Writing Reports & Proposals is informal and interactive. Participants are asked to bring samples of their own
material
allowing them to relate principles to their own writing and
identify specific ways of enhancing its effectiveness for the
future.
Maximum
number of participants
12
In-Company Writing
Reports & Proposals is
currently only available on an in-company basis - date and location to
meet your convenience. Go to
In-Company
Programmes: Writing Reports & Proposals for more information.
Further information
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