Introduction to Effective Report Writing

This course is designed to help participants write clear, concise and comprehensive reports and to evaluate and maintain the quality of their own writing.

Style: Interactive, consisting of discussions, group work and individual exercises. Participants will reduce a short report.

This course is aimed at: Anyone where report writing is a key component of their job.

Learning objectives:

  • To enhance the effectiveness of their reports
  • To identify the features of a poorly written and an effective report
  • To set objectives and gather information
  • To identify the readership, terms of reference, appropriate content and the structure
  • To organise their work
  • To evaluate the dimensions of style
  • To edit and proof read their draft


This full day workshop is part of a series of four business skills modules. While each workshop can be taken on its own, it is recommended that all four workshops are undertaken. Further workshops in this series are:

For more information on this course and how the content can be adapted to suit the needs of your organisation, or you as an individual, please email enquiries@phast.org.uk.