Report Writing with Clarity
If a report doesn’t effectively communicate the key information and findings, the time spent on the research is wasted. Furthermore, hope of transferring the knowledge to management and colleagues is in jeopardy.
On the other hand, if a scientist or engineer can craft a clear and concise report, one that effectively lays out the problem, methods, key data, conclusions, and implications, the information can be successfully passed on to become the basis for decision-making, or further research and innovation.
This one-day workshop provides those who write reports with (1) an efficient process for documentation and (2) techniques to ensure that the information is communicated in an organized, clear, and concise way.
Objectives
- Implement an efficient writing process to document research findings
- Improve organization, clarity, and conciseness of writing
- Ensure report is targeted toward the audience and successfully enables decision-making
- Planning before writing
- Defining purpose, scope, and audience
- Synthesizing information to get at what’s key
- Learning key components of report formats
- Drafting report content with speed
- Crafting abstracts and executive summaries
- Organizing sections and paragraphs
- Highlighting the most important information or data
- Refining writing for flow, clarity, and deductive presentation of ideas
- Demystifying with plain English
- Writing in an engaging style
- Incorporating processes or procedures into reports
- Integrating tables and charts
- Forming descriptive titles for articles
- Avoiding the nine most common report problems
- - Business, technical, and email writing
- - Presentation skills
- - Meeting facilitation
- - Career development
Key Topics
Instructor
BARRY MOHN has 15 years of experience in management, business consulting, and training. His dynamic and practical training programs focus on these topics:
Barry is a seasoned trainer with international experience. As a business consultant for Principa, a global consulting firm based in Brisbane, Australia, he developed and presented training programs for over 60 clients in the accounting industry. The programs included: Strategic Planning, Customer-Service Strategy, Monitoring Key Performance Indicators, Strategic Marketing, and Analysis of Business Financial Statements. Barry also designed and delivered writing-skills training for software and hardware engineers in China, Taiwan, and Korea; and taught English language skills in Akita and Hiroshima, Japan.
In Barry's programs, he (1) focuses on understanding the training needs of participants and (2) builds on concepts and develops customized tools to meet those needs. He maintains an easy rapport with participants to create an atmosphere of working together to overcome performance challenges. His approach ensures that the training material applies to each participant's day-to-day work.
Onsite Delivery
Contact: info@effectivetraining.com
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Project Management: A Team Approach for Accountability & Results |
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Precision Questioning and Answering (PQ&A) |
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| September 10 | |
Effective Presentation Skills |
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| September 12 | |
Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Manager |
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| September 17 | |
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| September 19 | |
Breakthrough Project Management |
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| October 17 | |
Precision Questioning and Answering (PQ&A) |
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Effective Presentation Skills |
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Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Manager |
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| December 10 | |
Managing Time and Multiple Priorities - Self-Paced |
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