Writing Reports and Proposals

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Recommended Prerequisites

• Research Skills
• Business Writing That Works
• Advanced Writing Skills

Course Overview

It is essential to understand how to write reports and proposals that get read. We write reports in a range of formats and a variety of purposes. Whether you need to report on a product analysis, inventory, feasibility studies, or something else, report writing is a skill you will use again and again.

Having a method to prepare these documents will help you be as efficient as possible with the task. This course will build on a solid base of writing skills to present information in formal, informal, and proposal styles.

Learning Objectives

• Prepare reports and proposals that inform, persuade, and provide information
• Review your work so that it is clear, concise, complete, and correct
• Apply these skills in real work applications

Course Outline

1. Course Overview
2. The Stages of Report Writing
3. The First Stage – Investigating
4. Gathering Information
5. Let’s Get Thinking!
6. The Second Stage – Planning
7. Choosing a Report Format
8. Individual Activity
9. The Third Stage – Writing
10. The Fourth Stage – Revising
11. Checklist for Success
12. Spelling Test
13. Using Headings
14. Using Charts and Graphs
15. The Proposal
16. The Differences When Writing Proposals
17. The Ten Steps of Proposal Writing
18. Writing Exercise
19. Persuasion
20. Practical Application
21. Giving Credit
22. Citing Sources
23. Bibliography Exercise
24. Personal Action Plan
25. Recommended Reading List
26. Post-Course Assessment