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    How to Write a Business Report
    How to Write a Business Report
    How to Write a Business Report
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    How to Write a Business Report

    By Jennifer Stewart

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    When time is at a premium, reports provide an efficient and effective way to communicate with large numbers of people.

    Many people break out in a cold sweat at the mere thought of writing a report, and for some it's second only to public speaking on the stress scale, but it needn't be this way. Like everything else in life, it's usually just fear of the unknown. Learn how to write a report now.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Stewart
    Release dateNov 4, 2010
    ISBN9781452326924
    How to Write a Business Report
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    Jennifer Stewart

    Tapping away at a keyboard is what fills my day. It wasn't always this way. For twenty years I was a High School English teacher -- the change really started one day during my long service leave ... I was sitting in the dentist's chair having root canal treatment and it occurred to me that at this time I would normally be teaching my year nine class (around 15 years of age). When I realised that I'd rather be sitting where I was than in front of a class, I knew it was time to look for something new! That something new took the form of a Web site dedicated to helping people improve their writing. I'm still able to focus on my love of education and learning, but now my classroom is the entire world! Since leaving teaching, I've written and marketed a series of writing courses and ebooks, and I've also been a freelance writer, undertaking a variety of assignments for clients from around the globe -- writing articles for the print media,,preparing award submissions for business clients; copy-writing and proof-reading works of non-fiction, editing web pages and e-books, writing press releases and much more. My website, www.write101.com has been part of the Web's writing community since 1998 and continues to offer detailed insights into the workings of the English language presented with just a touch of humour. Voted one of the 101 best websites for writers, Write101 has more than 1,000 pages of articles about all aspects of writing. My weekly writing tips newsletter has 16,000+ subscribers from every continent (except Antarctica!)

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      How to Write a Business Report - Jennifer Stewart

      How to Write a Business Report

      Jennifer Stewart

      Published by Jennifer Stewart at Smashwords

      Visit the author's website at http://www.write101.com

      Find more ebooks by this author at Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jenniferstewart

      Copyright 2010 Jennifer Stewart

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Question: I’ve been asked to submit a report – but don’t know where to start. What do I write and how do I write it?

      Table of Contents

      WHY WRITE A REPORT?

      Nature of a Report

      The Information Report

      The Chronological Report

      The Research Report

      The Analytical Report

      FIRST STEPS

      Determine the Purpose

      Your Purpose Sentence

      Determine the Audience

      Determine the Content

      Determine the Style

      Sentences and Paragraphs

      Topic Sentences

      Word Choice

      Tone

      First Person or Third

      Active Voice

      Past or Present Tense

      Give Your Readers Signposts

      WHERE TO FIND THE INFORMATION

      The Library

      The Internet

      HOW TO ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION

      WHAT GOES IN A REPORT

      Key Parts of the Report

      Title Page

      Table of Contents

      Summary (or Abstract or Synopsis)

      Introduction

      Body

      Conclusions

      Recommendations

      Bibliography

      Appendices

      Glossary

      HOW TO FORMAT THE REPORT

      Use Headings

      Number Your Headings

      What Goes Where

      TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR REPORT

      Quoting Other Writers

      Achieving Accuracy and Objectivity in Your Writing

      Proofreading!

      SAMPLE REPORTS

      THE LAST WORD

      RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

      RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      WHY WRITE

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