Overview
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Learn how to write a well-constructed business report.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- How to get the most out of this course
- Following our report for this course
- Exploring business reports
- Formal and informal reports
- Informational reports
- Analytical reports
- Periodic and special reports
- Writing the cover or title page
- Writing the transmittal
- Writing the table of contents and list of illustrations
- Writing the executive summary
- Writing the introduction
- Writing the body
- Writing the ending
- Writing the appendices
- Writing the SWOT
- Doing primary research
- Doing secondary research
- Building a work plan
- Writing a tentative outline
- Writing a final descriptive outline
- Incorporating graphics
- When to use documentation
- How to use documentation
- Deciding on a report's mechanics
- Revising and proofreading
- Making reports reader-friendly
- Next steps
