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Writing Business Reports
Learn how to best communicate to your audience with a winning business report.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 38 lessons.
Intermediate Provider : Nathan Kilgore 6 chapters · 38 Lessons · 41m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
So you've been tasked with writing a report for work. But where do you even start? How can you make it meaningful and get your point across? This course on "Writing Business Reports" will help you approach the page with more confidence and clarity. With real-life scenarios and roleplaying, you'll learn how to determine the purpose of the business report and what kinds of reports you can choose to create, like a recommendation report or a progress report. You'll even learn how to actually write it as you follow clear, step-by-step instructions. After this course, writing a report will never feel daunting again.
Writing reports is an effective skill to have, and could even influence business decisions in your department or your entire company. But if you're new to it, where do you begin? This business writing course will help you navigate how to write a report by first identifying why you're writing it, and how your report will fulfill that purpose. Learn about the different types of reports that can be created, the difference between informative and persuasive reports, and how to structure your reports inductively or deductively. Take away useful practices for outlining, understanding your audience, how to research, citing sources, using visuals, and, most importantly, how to edit yourself. Follow instructions and useful roleplays to become your company's go-to report writer.
What You'll Learn
- Identify the purpose and the "why" behind your business report
- Choose the right type of report, such as a recommendation report or progress report
- Structure reports inductively or deductively using a clear business report format
- Write both informative and persuasive business reports
- Apply techniques to research, write, cite sources, edit, and format your report
- Adapt your writing to your audience using different styles of communication
Key Takeaways
- Effective report writing starts by identifying why you are writing and how the report will fulfill that purpose.
- The course distinguishes between informative and persuasive reports and covers how to write each.
- Reports can be structured inductively or deductively, and the course teaches outlining and building structure.
- Knowing your audience, anticipating hurdles, and choosing a communication style are central to clear reporting.
- Good reporting practices include gathering relevant information, getting permission to collect data, citing sources, using visuals, and editing yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for people who have been tasked with writing a report for work, including those who are new to report writing and want to approach the page with more confidence and clarity.
What types of reports does the course cover?
It covers the different types of business reports you can create, such as a recommendation report or a progress report, and the difference between informative and persuasive reports.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will gain skills in report writing, business reporting, business writing, and management reporting, including how to research, write, cite, edit, and format a report and use different styles of communication.
How is the course taught?
The course uses real-life scenarios and roleplaying along with clear, step-by-step instructions to teach how to write a business report.
Will I learn how to structure a report?
Yes. The course teaches the structure of report writing and a business report format, including how to structure your reports inductively or deductively and how to outline and build structure.
