Report and Proposal Writing
Course Type
Private
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| This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice. |
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You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.
We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.
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Course Overview
Companies and individuals are often measured by how well they communicate. This course helps professionals produce more effective documents.
Prerequisites
- The course is interactive and includes a high level of student participation.
Objectives
Course Content
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
The Structure - Proposals
The structure
Position
Problem
Possibilities
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
Training Options
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
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