{"id":51417,"date":"2025-11-15T12:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/job\/course-effective-report-writing-skills\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T12:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:49:12","slug":"course-effective-report-writing-skills","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/job\/course-effective-report-writing-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Course: Effective Report Writing Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>411_2556037<\/p>\n<p><h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>Administration and Secretarial Training Courses <\/p>\n<p>Good writing skills are a key ingredient in effective organisational communication and personal success. This interactive workshop provides participants with the opportunity to review and develop the skills they need to write effective reports and improve the quality and impact of all their written communications. <\/p>\n<h3>Who Should Attend <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Managers and Professionals <\/li>\n<li>Senior Secretaries and PA\u2019s <\/li>\n<li>To help participants improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their reports, letters, memos, e-mails, minutes, instructions, briefing notes and other forms of written communication <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Training Methodology <\/h3>\n<p>This will be a practical and active programme involving informal lecture, exercises and discussion. Participants are asked to bring with them samples of their current business writing which they can use to benchmark their skills against the principles explored. During the programme participants will also work on writing a report which will be used for further analysis and feedback. <\/p>\n<p>It will be useful if participants have access to laptops throughout the programme. <\/p>\n<h3>Course Outline <\/h3>\n<p><strong>DAY 1 &#8211; Programme introduction and objectives <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>The nature and range of business writing and communication <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barriers and pitfalls in business communication <\/li>\n<li>Differences between written and oral communication <\/li>\n<li>Differences between types of business writing <\/li>\n<li>Identifying your own strengths and weaknesses <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Characteristics of effective reports <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Putting the reader first <\/li>\n<li>The role of introductions and conclusions <\/li>\n<li>Setting and meeting report objectives and terms of reference <\/li>\n<li>Analysing and understanding the target audience and the readers\u2019 needs <\/li>\n<li>Drawing clear conclusions and making recommendations <\/li>\n<li>Length of reports and the use of appendices <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DAY 2 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>The report writing process <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concept and application of \u2018rapid composition\u2019 <\/li>\n<li>Developing ideas and gathering material <\/li>\n<li>Brain storming and mind-mapping <\/li>\n<li>Research techniques <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selecting material and structuring reports <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Criteria of relevance &#8211; what to leave out and what to put in <\/li>\n<li>Using headings and sub-headings as signposts for the reader <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Layout and graphic devices <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report layout and structure <\/li>\n<li>Developing and following a \u2018house style\u2019 &#8211; guidance on how to write reports <\/li>\n<li>Consistent and correct use of display lists and \u2018bullet points\u2019 <\/li>\n<li>Using and presenting tables <\/li>\n<li>Diagrams, figures and graphs <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Editing, proof-reading and computer applications <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Editing <\/li>\n<li>Getting the best from computer spell- and grammar-checks <\/li>\n<li>Proof reading <\/li>\n<li>\u2018Track changes\u2019, \u2018auto-summarising\u2019, adding foot notes, hyper-linking and other aspects of getting the best from MS Word <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DAY 3 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Clear communication and improving readability <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fog factor analysis and readability scores <\/li>\n<li>Sentence length and paragraph structure <\/li>\n<li>Dimensions of writing style <\/li>\n<li>Improving language content and style <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Punctuation and grammar <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The language of grammar (a guide to grammatical terms and functions) <\/li>\n<li>The apostrophe \u2018s\u2019 <\/li>\n<li>Hyphenating words <\/li>\n<li>Consistency in using capital letters for proper nouns <\/li>\n<li>Relative clauses \u2013 \u2018which\u2019 or \u2018that\u2019 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DAY 4 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional forms of business writing <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transferring the principles from report writing <\/li>\n<li>Letters and emails &#8211; structure, style and etiquette <\/li>\n<li>Meeting agendas and minutes <\/li>\n<li>Writing instructional manuals and procedures <\/li>\n<li>Job descriptions and person specifications <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supporting reports with presentations <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relationship between report documentation and oral presentation <\/li>\n<li>Adapting the content and style <\/li>\n<li>Choosing the right language &#8211; contrast between written and spoken forms <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DAY 5 : <\/strong> <strong>Tutorials and exercises <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participants\u2019 presentations <\/li>\n<li>Presentation and critique of draft reports <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Administrative &#038; Executive Secretarial Skills <\/p>\n<p>Advanced Documents &#038; Records Management Compliance <\/p>\n<p>Strategic Planning for Records and Archives Services <\/p>\n<p>The Senior Secretary Development (Professional Secretary Development) <\/p>\n<p>Key Managerial Skills for New Managers and Supervisors <\/p>\n<p>The Support Staff and Administrative Assistant <\/p>\n<p>Office Management &#038; Effective Administration Skills <\/p>\n<p>At European Quality Training and Management Consultancy, we provide high-quality training and consultancy services to develop future leaders. With a team of skilled experts, we tailor programs to meet the needs of public and private sectors, grounded in quality, ethics, and social responsibility. Our client-focused approach ensures professionalism and sustainable outcomes. <\/p>\n<p><strong>European Quality Training and Management Consultancy FZE <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to our mailing list and keep up to date with our offers and news. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> #J-18808-Ljbffr<\/p>\n<p>2025-11-11 12:57:47<\/p>","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","job_listing_type":[68],"job_listing_category":[1348],"job_listing_location":[720],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-51417","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_category-it-technology","job_listing_location-united-arab-emirates"],"metas":{"_job_featured_image":"","_job_featured":"","_job_filled":"","_job_urgent":"","_job_category":{"1348":"IT &amp; Technology"},"_job_type":{"68":"Full Time"},"_job_tag":[],"_job_expiry_date":"","_job_gender":"","_job_apply_type":"external","_job_phone":"","_job_apply_url":"https:\/\/en-ae.whatjobs.com\/coopob__cpl___411_2556037__3583?utm_source=3583&utm_medium=feed&keyword=Course-Effective-Report&location=Dubai&geoID=3","_job_apply_email":"","_job_salary_type":"","_job_salary":"","_job_experience":"","_job_career_level":"","_job_qualification":"","_job_video_url":"","_job_photos":"","_job_application_deadline_date":"","_job_address":"","_job_location":{"720":"United Arab Emirates"},"_job_map_location":{"address":"","latitude":"","longitude":""},"_job_logo":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_employer_featured_image\/2025\/11\/ICON-Here-Careers-Logo-150-150x150.png","_job_employer_name":"HR","_job_employer_url":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/employer\/hr\/"},"cmb2":{"_job_careerjet_job_fields":{"_job_careerjet_detail_url":"","_job_careerjet_company_name":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/51417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=51417"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=51417"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=51417"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=51417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}