Report and Proposal Writing

Anyone who wants to develop or improve their report or proposal writing skills

• Identify the value of different types of reports and proposals, and explore common problems found with them
• Identify the prime objectives and outcomes of your report or proposal
• Analyze your intended audience in terms of knowledge, needs and attitudes
• Map out preliminary content, and identify and develop solutions for obstacles
• Structure the opening, body and summary of your report or proposal
• Develop an executive summary
• Illustrate data, statistics and information
• Use effective grammatical structure and write in a clear, concise manner
• Differentiate between fact and opinion
• Edit your documents using an editing checklist
• Structure and write letters and mini-reports and proposals
• Properly package your report or proposal

1. Benefits for the Individual

• Greater ability to plan and structure written communications based on audience needs and attitudes
• Enhanced skill in creating clear, concise and high-impact reports or proposals
• More effective use of language and grammatical structure
• Greater confidence in producing effective written communication
• Improved success rate in winning approvals internally and with customers

2. Benefits for the organization

• Skilled writers who can communicate more clearly and influence others
• Proposals and reports that more clearly describe the needed information for updating progress, achieving business goals and capitalizing on business opportunities
• Better results and goal attainment inside and outside the organization
• Establishes a consistent, qualitative benchmark and standards for written communications