Drafting, Summarizing and Reporting Skills
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drafting, Summarizing and Reporting Skills | 09 Nov 2025 | 13 Nov 2025 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 | Register |
Drafting, Summarizing and Reporting Skills
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drafting, Summarizing and Reporting Skills | 09 Nov 2025 | 13 Nov 2025 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 |
Introduction
A business report is more than a mere representation of facts pertaining to a situation. An effective report can move people towards taking a desired course of action. Moreover, the quality of a report can influence how its subject matter is perceived by the reader. In this course, we will describe the different types of reports. We will master the structuring and scoping of reports, from conception to completion. We will also learn to write for our specific audience with a tangible sense of purpose. Finally, we will discover a logical approach towards developing visual aids to support our representation of the facts, conclusions and recommendations that comprise the report.
Objectives
- 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 state the correct structure and presentation of different layouts of letters.
- Plan lenght and order of sequence of correspondence.
- Use appropriate content, style and language, clarity and accuracy.
- Structure Sentences using correct grammar.
- Use the correct style and tone.
- Write titles, introductions, body of letters, conclusions and recommendations for different needs.
- Deal effectively, efficient and confidently with letters that persuade, inform, instruct, sell, inquire or complain.
- Deal effectively with miscellanuos correspondence, in-house communications.
- Use the correct layout, style, content and accuracy for sending faxes and electronic mail.
- Practice writing skills
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Training Methodology
This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.
Who Should Attend?
All those who are required to prepare technical reports such as engineers, safety officers, technicians, accountants, managers and others.
Target Competencies
- Written communication
- Report writing and structuring
- Structured thinking
- Ability to address complex situations
- Analytical skills
- Ability to generate sound recommendations
Course Outline
Day 1: The Report Writing Process
- Report writing overview
- 5 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?
Day 2: 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
- Storytelling elements
Day 3: Report Types and Templates
- Recognizing different reporting structures
- Matching reports to situations
- 6 reporting types
- Investigative reports
- Progress and status reports
- Periodic reports
- Instructional reports
- Proposals
- Financial reports
- Reporting templates
Day 4: 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
Day 5: 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

