Training course

Business and Report Writing Skills

A one day programme focused on written business communication.

To write effectively requires knowledge of the process for constructing written business communications. When applied to various types of written communication such as a report, presentation, memo, letter, e-mail, this knowledge helps produce clear, concise, unambiguous communications.

The programme provides delegates with a chance to obtain the knowledge, test its application, and thus become more confident when faced with a written communication task at work.

  • 1 Day
  • Online or in person
  • Private courses available
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Course Objectives

  • Demonstrate the necessary skills to communicate ideas in a clear, concise and effective way. The course is highly interactive.
  • The main outcomes on completion of the course are that delegates will;
    • Have an awareness of what business writing involves.
    • Be able to recognise a good piece of business writing.
    • Be able to formulate and execute a plan for their writing.
    • Know the value of writing with the audience in mind.
    • Maintain and improve their use of English language.
    • Approach the task of writing in a more methodical, organised, efficient and effective way.

Prerequisites

  • To get maximum benefit from the course delegates ought to be in a role where they are required to write official business communications. It is advantageous to have a basic understanding of English language and composition.

Included

  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
  • Comprehensive course materials and exercises

Course content Back to top

  1. Session 1
    Facts and features of good business writing.
    The benefits of better written communications.
    Knowing the purpose.
  2. Session 2
    English essentials – grammar, spelling, composition.
    Using language to convey meaning and to be understood.
  3. Session 3
    Devising a plan
    How to execute the plan.
    Putting facts, information and opinion in a logical sequence.
  4. Session 4
    Reports
    Memos
    Letters
    Official e-mails.

Training a team?

Run this course privately, on your dates

  • Public Scheduled Fixed course content, fixed date, fixed location, fixed length, multiple organisations - All you need to do is choose which course you would like to attend and contact us to book!
  • Private Flexible course content, flexible training date(s), flexible location(s), variable course length, private to your organisation - Courses can be held at one of our training venues or at another location convenient to you. Training can be set over a number of days or weeks to allow for practice time between training sessions.
  • Bespoke Bespoke private training can be based on an existing course or a number of lessons taken from several courses, we can also write bespoke courses for you based on your in-house systems or development program.
  • Virtual These courses can be attended from anywhere.

What delegates say Back to top

“This course has been very valuable and I will take the information and skills to use at work. Would recommend this course to others.”
A.M., Px Group
“The course offers everything it says it does.”
C.R.

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“Revisit existing reports and review some of the summaries so that I improve the new reports I#39m writing to make a coherent and concise summary thats to the point”
E.W., Px Group

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“Reviewing some of my summaries on reports”
E.W., Px Group

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“I found all of the course valuable. Although I do use Excel on a daily basis I wasn’t aware of some of the shortcuts that were shown to us today and these will certainly benefit me goung forward”
C.P., Excel Level 2

Which part of the course did you find particularly valuable

“All of it. Probably more the hints and tips than the general topics!”
I.S., Gsk, Excel Level 2
“Great facilities and really helpful trainer”
V.P., Mgl, Microsoft Power BI Desktop

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“Enhance current Visio charts and use multiple pages”
S.P., Direct Rail Services, Visio Essentials

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