Effective and Creative Report Writing (1 day)

Getting the right things done

Next course

• 30 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

Registration and course fees

Registration and payment deadline: 23 October 2013. Early bird fee available for payment until 30 August 2013.

Early bird fee / Full fee :

• Non-OECD: CHF 290 / 340
• OECD: CHF 390 / 440

Above fees are in Swiss francs (CHF) and include tuition, training materials and handouts, lunch and coffee breaks, and a course certificate.

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10% discount for returning students (within 12 months since the last course) or additional course participants from same organisation.

To register, please fill in the online registration form, or download the form and send it to us by email. For further inquiries, please contact us.

Course overview

Click here to download the course leaflet (PDF format)

Successful writers are able to communicate effectively with their readers, be it office colleagues, supervisors, beneficiaries, partners, donors or the media. The quality of written reports has an impact on how programmes and projects are perceived both internally and externally. A report writer's capacity to identify what is important and to flag issues of concern, while remaining short and concise, is essential to producing an influential report.

Writing skills can be learned. It requires a strategic approach: You need to carefully plan, identify what the objectives of your document are, select an appropriate structure and format for the text, ensure quality control and good time management to deliver the document on time.

This course provides you with core knowledge, practical skills and tools to facilitate writing and to prepare you to plan writing tasks ahead. Emphasis is placed on "action learning" and the course features presentations, structured learning experiences, facilitated discussions, individual and group activities..

Who should attend

Staff members and managers involved in writing documents and reports for internal and external use.

Learning Objectives

On this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand why writing skills are important to the success of an organization
• Identify the main challenges associated with effective writing
• Identify the key elements and criteria of a quality report
• Learn how to outline and structure a text
• Identify how to select photos for a text and to write captions
• Practice preparing a presentation
• Learn about quality control

Course programme

MORNING:

Expectations check

Why Writing Skills are Important for the Success of an Organisation

Review and Analysis of Sample Reports

• Identifying strong and weak points
• Establishing main criteria for a successful report
• Plenary discussion on findings
• Modifying sample reports based on findings

AFTERNOON:

Photos and Captions

• Criteria for selection of photos
• Captions – what to say

Better Presentations for Public Speaking

• How to prepare presentations, with and without Powerpoint
• How to review and adapt an existing presentation

Ensuring Quality Control

• How to ensure the quality of a text or report

Wrap-up and follow-up