Effective Report Writing Skills for HR and Admin Managers

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Write purposeful business and technical reports that meet readers’ requirements
• Utilize different templates and report types to achieve reporting objectives
• Generate reliable conclusions effectively by researching, analyzing and organizing information
• Provide evidence-backed recommendations to support management decision making
• Use visual aids appropriately to support the presentation of information
• Apply advanced methodologies to make every report a winning report

CONTENT

The report writing process

• • Report writing overview
  • easy steps to report writing
  • Understanding your audience
  • Articulating intended purpose
  • Planning content and style
  • Employing essential writing building blocks
  • Business writing: express or impress?

Reporting structure

• • Structuring tools
  • Arranging different sections of a report
  • Writing captivating introductions
  • Conducting research and analysis
  • Delivering evidence-backed findings
  • Deriving unbiased conclusions
  • Tools and methodologies for deriving recommendations
  • Bringing it all together: a cohesive and coherent report
  • Story telling elements

Report types and templates

• • Recognizing different reporting structures
  • Matching reports to situations
  • reporting types
  • Reporting templates

The power of visual aids

• • Using visual aids
  • Principles for designing visual aids
  • Recognizing different visual aids
  • The role of visual aids
  • Applying principles of design
  • Using images, diagrams, graphs, charts and tables for impact
  • Integrating visual aids into a report
  • Essential visual aid checklist

Reports that win

• • Elements of winning reports
  • Using writing tone effectively
  • Applying scientific tools and methodologies
  • Mastering the ‘so what?’
  • Building rapport
  • Mastering editing techniques

FOR WHOM:

Human Resources Managers, Admin Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, Admin Officers and others who perform related functions.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.