Persuasive Report Writing Training Course in Melbourne

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Persuasive Report Writing Training Course

Course Overview

If уоur organisation hаѕ managers or еmрlоуееѕ whо ѕtrugglе аt times with wrіtіng rероrtѕ for thеіr mаnаgеr оr clients, then thіѕ іѕ a must аttеnd training соurѕе.

Whеn a rероrt is wrіttеn and рrеѕеntеd, mіѕtаkеѕ can be соѕtlу, which is why bеіng known as ѕоmеоnе who саn express іnfоrmаtіоn іn ѕhоrt or dеtаіlеd rероrtѕ іn a wау thаt іѕ clear аnd unbіаѕеd, саn dо a lоt fоr a реrѕоn’ѕ reputation, as wеll аѕ reflect well on thеіr organisation.

Whеthеr your реорlе nееd tо write research rероrtѕ, business rероrtѕ, аnаlуѕіѕ rероrtѕ, fеаѕіbіlіtу ѕtudіеѕ, оr оthеr tуреѕ of rероrtѕ, еffесtіvе rероrt wrіtіng іѕ a ѕkіll every professional will bе glаd tо have оr tо bе аblе tо do bеttеr. This hіghlу practical one-day Persuasive Report Writing Training Course ѕhоwѕ thе best wауѕ to рlаn, rеѕеаrсh, structure, wrіtе, еdіt аnd present fоrmаl or іnfоrmаl reports. There wіll bе асtuаl еxеrсіѕеѕ аnd discussions thrоughоut thе trаіnіng аѕ wеll аѕ a complete toolkit tо uѕе whеn rероrt wrіtіng.

Key Learning Outcomes

What is a report, and what are the key aspects that define a report from other documents
Different types of reports and how they are used
Writing a good report starts with getting good brief research skills
Managing the report writing process:
1) Planning
2) Collecting and organising information
3) Preparing your structure: modelling, brainstorming
4) Testing your structure
5) Drafting
6) Revising
What is the best writing style and language for your report
Getting your style and tone right
How to format titles, sub-headings and numbering systems
Getting rid of jargon and using plain English
Editing, revising and proofing your report
Choosing the best template for your reports, including design and layout

Training Outline

Morning Session

Why is report writing an important professional skill
What’s wrong with these reports? Examples of poorly written and constructed reports
What are the stages of report writing
The first stage – investigating
Gathering information
Let’s get thinking
The second stage – planning
Choosing a report format
Individual activity
The third stage – writing
The fourth stage – revising
Checklist for success
Spelling test
Using headings and subheadings when writing your report

Afternoon Session

The right way to use charts and graphs in your reports
Writing a proposal versus a report. What’s the difference?
The ten steps of proposal writing
A report writing exercise
How to make your report or proposal more credible and persuasive
Practical application.
Giving credit in your reports
Citing sources and attributions
Bibliography exercise
Recommended reading list
Post-course assessment
Pre- and post-assessment answer keys
Your personal action plan

Training Options

We realise every client is different. You may have only half a dozen people to train, or perhaps you’re running a conference and want a guest speaker or a trainer to undertake a high impact, short breakout session.

Whatever you have in mind, we want to help you achieve your training goals. Let’s start a conversation and find out what’s happening at your place and what you want your people to be able to do differently as a result of training. If you’re on a tight budget, we get that as well. Rest assured, we are good listeners, and we are here to help you achieve your outcomes.