This two-day course is intended to help you do the writing your job demands. If you are a manager at any level in business, government, or industry, you must write reports. Whether you want to or not, you must write to explain things, to smooth relationships, and/or to convince others of the value of some course of action. Such writing must be clear, concise, complete, and correct. It must also convey your message in a courteous tone. The workshop will help you to identify the range of this kind of writing, the forms it takes, and the persuasive techniques it requires.

• Becoming a Good Write
• The Nine Rules of Writing
• Readability Index
• Creating Proper Paragraphs
• Unity and Coherence
• Emphasis
• Active and Passive Voice
• The Stages of Report Writing
• The First Stage: Investigation
  o Search Strategies
  o Citing Sources
• The Second Stage: Planning
• Audience
• Format
  o Using the Correct Format
  o The Direct Approach
  o The Indirect Approach

• Organization
• The Third Stage: Writing
  o Drafting Your Report
  o Creating a Report
• The Fourth Stage: Revision
• Formal Reports
• How to Use Headings
• Charts and Graphs
• Writing Proposals
• The Acid Test
• Designing your Message
• Dealing with Tough Questions
• Pre-Assignment Review