Writing Professional Reports
2-day Intensive Workshop for Professionals and Leaders
Workshop Overview
This 2-day intensive workshop is a powerful opportunity to transform your professional report writing skills.
Learning in a small-group environment (6-8 people), you will be guided from basic writing skills through to advanced communication techniques by Lynden Alexander (a communication consultant specialising in professional communication).
You will learn seven fundamental communication principles that are essential to high-quality professional reporting. Adopting these principles will enable you to write clear, concise and persuasive professional reports that are easy to read and understand. You will also learn how to use these principles to guide the production of the report from report definition through to the final draft.
Throughout the workshop, you will be able to participate in group discussions of key points, practical writing exercises and will also have the opportunity to develop and improve one of your own reports in practical writing sessions, with the guidance of the workshop presenter.
Workshop Outline
Day 1 - Morning Session
- Fundamental communication principles
- Establishing the scope of the report
- Preparing the report structure, template and content
- Ordering information to aid comprehension and recall
- Practical work to develop structure and template for your own report
Day 1 - Afternoon Session
- Writing skills workshop
- Use of language
- Phrase structure and positioning
- Sentence writing
- Paragraph writing
- Grammar and punctuation
- Writing exercises and feedback
- Practical work on your own report
Day 2 – Morning Session
- Writing supported opinion and recommendations
- Long form opinion
- Short form opinion
- Writing clear recommendations
- Opinion writing exercises
- Writing report summaries
- Executive summary
- Summary of conclusions and recommendations
- Summary writing exercises
Day 2 – Afternoon Session
- Techniques for writing reports with colleagues
- Checking reports
- Practical work on your own report
- Summary of learning
Key Learning Points
During the workshop you will learn how to:
- use seven fundamental communication principles to guide the production of the report;
- define the scope, structure and content of the report;
- develop a clear and precise writing style;
- write more quickly and efficiently;
- present factual information effectively;
- explain technical issues clearly for non-experts;
- write supported professional opinion;
- write high-quality report summaries;
- use visual elements to enhance reader comprehension and recall;
- use a logical process to check reports;
- apply current grammar and punctuation guidance; and
- improve and develop your own report.
The learning is supported by a comprehensive workbook that will be a valuable resource for your future professional practice.
Benefits of Attending
At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- write high-quality professional reports that communicate a clear message;
- communicate effectively in writing with both clients and colleagues;
- know how to plan and produce reports more quickly and efficiently;
- increase the level of reader comprehension and recall;
- resolve difficulties in reports by applying communication principles and techniques;
- develop greater confidence in your skills as a professional communicator; and
- communicate clearly with colleagues when checking their written work.
Workshop Rating
96.5% of participants rated this workshop “Very Good” or “Excellent”
Participants Feedback
- Excellent workshop – very practical and extremely useful.
- I found Lynden to be highly effective at covering a huge amount of information in a short period of time. True to his word, there was no PowerPoint fatigue and it was a thoroughly engaging workshop.
- Very good – topic could have been slow and monotonous; instead it was punchy and enjoyable, with plenty of useful discussion and feedback.
- Excellent structured approach with helpful guidance.
Workshop Presenter
Lynden Alexander is a learning and development consultant who specialises in communication disciplines in professional practice. He works extensively with leading consultancies and with professionals within the public sector.
Since 1997, Lynden has conducted workshops with over 6000 professionals. He offers individual workshops and integrated programmes in communication disciplines such as: writing skills, presentation skills and inter-personal communication skills.
Lynden has a first-class honours degree in English from the University of London, is a qualified practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (with an emphasis on advanced learning skills), and has worked extensively with personality drives, the psychology of influence and with emotional intelligence. Before working in the field of learning and development, Lynden was a Eurobond and Equity Derivatives trader for leading securities houses in the City of London.
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To run this workshop in-house, please contact Lynden Alexander on 020 7252 3200 or email lynden@prosols.uk.com
Delegate Feedback
Excellent workshop – very practical and extremely useful.
I found Lynden to be highly effective at covering a huge amount of information in a short period of time. True to his word, there was no PowerPoint fatigue and it was a thoroughly engaging workshop.
Very good – topic could have been slow and monotonous; instead it was punchy and enjoyable, with plenty of useful discussion and feedback.
Excellent structured approach with helpful guidance.