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| Overview: |
| Get beyond writer's block and learn to write reports that hold your readers' interest and generate positive results. Learn to choose the right style and tone, organize content, pinpoint your audience's needs, incorporate research, limit your scope and context, and discover other methods for writing logical, user-friendly reports. |
| Who Should Attend? |
| Professionals who need to write logical and user-friendly reports. |
| Additional Information: |
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| Objectives: |
| Define the purpose and scope of a report according to the needs of the reader Organize and outline material Write sentences and paragraphs which follow principles of clear, concise government writing Format report data according to the purpose of the report Write a report that will be immediately clear to the readerRevise and edit reports according to the principles of effective writing |
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Syllabus -- Report Writing, WRIT7020D, Grad. School, USDA
Day one of three:
- Introduction
- Report Classifications
- Planning and Organizing Short Reports
- Planning and Organizing Long Reports
Day two of three
- General Writing Principles
- Editing Procedures
- Active, Passive, and Linking Verbs
- Parallel Structure
Day three of three
- Graphics and Layout
- When to Use Graphics
- Where to Place Graphics in a Report
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