If you are a manager at any level in business, government, or industry, you must write reports. Whether you want to or not, you write to explain things, to smooth relationships and to convince others of the value of some course of action. To be successful, your writing must be clear, concise, complete, and correct. It must also convey your message in a courteous tone.

This two-day workshop is intended to help you do the writing your job demands.This seminar will help you to identify the range of this kind of writing, the forms it takes and the persuasive techniques it requires.

• Learn the basic techniques for researching and preparing professional looking reports and proposals
• Identify the key elements in a formal report or proposal
• Recognize the key elements you must pay attention to when writing a report or a proposal
• Identify the basic methods of presenting information in a report and when to use each method
• Identify the key elements of writing persuasive proposals
• Identify the signposts readers look for in a professional report or proposal, and know the guidelines for using them correctly
• Develop sound proofreading and revision checklists
• Learn the mechanics of footnotes and bibliographies

• The 4 C’s - clear, concise, complete, and correct
• Constructing paragraphs
• Readability index
• The four stages of report writing
• Planning reports: PAFEO
• Editing and revising
• Direct vs. indirect approach
• Organizational strategies
• Headings and subheadings
• Tables and graphs
• Format for reports
• Reports vs. proposals
• Steps in the persuasion process

Managers, supervisors, team leaders, engineers, personal assistants, project managers and government employees.