Report & Proposal Writing
Aims:
At the end of the course students will have a good understanding of how reports and proposals should be planned and designed and be able to produce effective documents
Prerequisites:No previous knowledge is required
Duration:One or Two Days
Fees:Course fees for this particular course will depend on your chosen Training solution. Please contact one of our Advisors for further information and pricing.
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Introduction
- Why do we need them?
- Proposals and reports – the difference
- What's in it for me?
The Objective
- Why set an objective?
- Setting the objective
- Write the right proposal
Collecting the Information
- Research
- Organise
The Structure - Proposals
- The structure
- Position
- Problem
- Possibilities
- Proposal
The Structure - Reports
- Research reports
- Information only reports
The Power of Persuasion
- The psychology
- Show you are on their side
- Lead them over to your side
Using Plain English - Style
- General approach
- Phrasing and sentences
- Words
Using Plain English - Mechanics
- Vocabulary and spelling
- Abbreviations
- Punctuation
- Rules you can break
- Your reference library
Making it look Readable
- Layout
- Appendices
- Using charts and graphs
Topping and Tailing
- Putting the report or proposal in context
