TRAINING REPORT WRITING SKILLS

TRAINING REPORT WRITING SKILLS

TRAINING KEMAMPUAN MENULIS LAPORAN

TRAINING KEMAMPUAN MENULIS

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES
Business reports are a company’s primary tool to disseminate information and support critical decision -making ideas.A well-written report is one’s best advocate for almost any course. It takes a great amount of skill and practice to communicate information in a document.This course has been designed exclusively to coach participants on writing a report with ease and great style, whilst learning the secrets of writing a perfect report.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this training programme, participants will be able to:

• Analyse their audience and tailor the content to their specific needs

• Gather data efficiently and select the relevant information for the readers

• Use best practice in structuring the document by using a number of easy-to-learn report-writing techniques

• Avoid the top-10 catastrophic mistakes made during report writing

• Ensure that their reports are well-structured

• Create reports that flow logically and look professional

• Assess the best places to use graphics, and choose the right image to support your content

• Produce reports that enhance the image of both the report writer and the organisation

COURSE CONTENT

1. The Objectives of Report Writing

• Reports- The Definition

• The Purpose of Reports

• The Type of Reports

• Setting Clear Objectives

2: The Audience

• The Wide Array of Readers

• What Readers want to Read

• Understanding their Preferences

• Reaching Out to the Masses

3: Planning the Report: The Structure, Outline & Design

• The Backbone- A Great Structure

• Mind Mapping the Outline

• Deciding on the Burger- The Introduction, Body & Conclusion

• Organising the Content in Accordance to the Objective

4: The Data Collection Process

• The Mind & Data Dump

• Gathering Data Efficiently from Various Sources

• Data Consolidation- What’s Needed and What’s Not

5: Developing a Great Style

• K.I.S.S (Keep it Short & Simple)

• Simplistic, Not Bombastic

• Get them Hooked (The Hook)

• British versus American

• The Top 10 Mistakes

6: The Drafts

• Staying Focused to the Objectives
* The Four Step Drafting Process: Prepare, Draft, Relax & Polish

• Using the Right Headings to Capture the Reader’s Attention

• Coherence & Cohesion

• The Graphics: Adding bullets, tables, charts, graphs, diagrams

• Crediting the Sources: Cross-Reference & In-Text Citations

7: The Front & End Matters of Reports

• Cover Page

• Title Page

• Abstract & Executive Summary

• Acknowledgements

• Table of Contents

• Appendices

• Glossary

• Reference

8: The Finale

• The Final Glance Over

• Strategies for Proofreading

• Spell-Check, Punctuation-Check, Grammar-Check & Vocab-Check

• The Perfect Report Checklist: The Last Glance Over
INSTRUCTOR
Drs. Bambang Darmadi, MM.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Anyone who produces reports and needs them to be understood and acted upon.
METHOD
* Classroom Lectures • Individual & Group Activities • Indoor Experiential Learning Activities • Report Vocabulary Games • Mock Report Practice Sessions