Report Writing Skills Training Course

Course Aims

This report writing skills training course will provide you with a toolkit to improve your business report writing skills. It focuses on the key elements of writing and presenting business reports such as Preparation, structure, writing and presenting.

The session includes a range of activities that will allow you to practice skills, alongside trainer-led sessions to introduce the relevant knowledge.

We look at how to plan reports and what you want people to get from it; how to compose and structure reports, and how to present the information clearly.

Course Objectives

By attending this Report Writing Skills Training Course you will be able to:

• Create a basic report outline
• Organise the key points and support them with relevant facts
• Write some rough draft notes and check existing reports against the overall structure
• Choose appropriate visuals such as charts, graphs, and tables to present figures
• Write an effective conclusion
• Write an executive summary that highlights the report’s main ideas
• Professionally present the report

Course Content

Here's what we cover in our Report Writing Skills Training Course:

Preparing the Report

• Defining the purpose
• Setting the Objectives
• Investigate the topic
• Thinking about the reader

Report Sections

• Title or title page
• Contents
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Discussions/Body/Investigation
• Summary & Conclusions
• Recommendations

Layout

• Numbering Sections and figures
• Diagrams, graphs and tables
• Headings

Proof-reading

• Originality & Plagiarism
• Business English
• Punctuation
• Grammar

Presenting the Report*

• How to talk through the report
• Use persuasive language
• Get buy-in to the ideas you are presenting

If you opt to have this course delivered in-house, the content above can be tweaked and changed to ensure the course meets your specific needs.

Who Should Attend our Report Writing Skills Training Course?

This report writing skills training course is for anyone who has to produce report as part of their role

If you want to:

• Present information in a clear and concise way
• Have a go-to tool kit for writing and producing reports
• Present information in a more structured and influential way
• More professional looking reports
• Speed up the process of writing reports
• Get writing right first time around

Then this report writing skills course is for you.

The course is suitable for people of all levels and in all roles and industries.

Online Training Courses

A 1 day online live virtual training course with one of our highly experienced business writing skills trainers. You also get:

• A highly interactive online experience
• Access to MyRevolution Learning to retain access to your materials and stay in touch with your trainer
• A digital copy of the course materials from the course
• A digital course certificate

In-Person & Online In-House

A 1 day training course with one of our highly experienced trainers at your location or online. You also get

• Course materials for each delegate to take away
• A course certificate
• Reporting on delegate evaluation
• Access to MyRevolution Learning to retain access to your materials and stay in touch with your trainer

We look at a structure that can be applied to all types of reports and potentially other business documents too.

Yes. We have a number of exercises for you to have a go at during the course. This will help you to embed the learning and also give you an opportunity to discuss the approach in more detail with your trainer and fellow delegates.

We encourage anyone who attends this course to bring along examples of reports that they have produced in the past. These can be used as case studies for the practical exercises and also you trainer can provide some initial feedback on them.

Yes. We have lots of articles about report writing in the business writing section of our blog.