20 November 2026
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Write reports that people actually read and act on.
A practical one-day course covering planning, structure, plain English and professional editing.
Write reports that people actually read and act on. A practical one-day course covering planning, structure, plain English and professional editing.
Write clear, well-structured reports that communicate your message effectively on this practical one-day course.
You'll learn how to plan your content and define your audience before you start writing, how to structure different types of reports for maximum clarity, how to write concisely and simplify complex information, how to use plain English to maximise impact, how to create clear messages that drive the right action, and how to proofread and edit your work to a professional standard.
Suitable for anyone who writes reports, proposals or briefing documents at work.
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2026 | Fri | Online | Fully booked | £399 | £399 + VAT | ||
| 10 December 2026 | Thu | Online | Available | £399 | £50 | £349 + VAT | |
| 19 March 2027 | Fri | Online | Available | £399 | £399 + VAT | ||
| 23 August 2027 | Mon | Online | Available | £399 | £399 + VAT | ||
| 20 September 2027 | Mon | Online | Available | £399 | £399 + VAT |
| Course dates | Days | Location | Places | RRP | Discount | You pay | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2026 | Fri | Online | Fully booked | £399 | £399 + VAT | ||
| 10 December 2026 | Thu | Online | Available | £399 | £50 | £349 + VAT | |
| 19 March 2027 | Fri | Online | Available | £399 | £399 + VAT | ||
| 23 August 2027 | Mon | Online | Available | £399 | £399 + VAT | ||
| 20 September 2027 | Mon | Online | Available | £399 | £399 + VAT |
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Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.
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Private & team training
Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.
The essentials of business writing
Structuring your message
Different report writing styles (ie persuasive, informative, evaluative, technical)
Choosing the correct tone for your audience and message
Models to use
How to rewrite a piece for a different audience
Identifying the key messages in long documents
Simplifying your language so your written English has maximum impact
Guidelines for clear messaging
Measuring the clarity of your written work
Examples of what works and what doesn't
Critiquing professional business writing techniques
The importance of mistake-free work
Editing and proofing techniques
For managers, executives, administrators and professionals in any role who need to write clear, well-structured reports and proposals. No prior experience required.
Rosie is a very good instructor. Learnt a lot from this course and will definately apply in the workplace.
Everything was really great from the instructor to the ambience.
Patsy was incredibly informative, approachable and engaging! She shared her knowledge with us and was open to our points of view.
A great course - the trainer was easy to listen to, very knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about what she was teaching
Well structured course, lots of clear information, information broken down into digestible chunks, very engaging tutor and session.
The right trainer for the course, very luck to have a 1 on 1 session which meant it was very focused on what i wanted to get out of the cou…
Keeping us engaged and using realistic examples
Really good at conveying simply quick wins to help improve report writing - this was really easy and accessible and I will definitely use t…
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