Category Archives: Report writing

Report Writing – Defining the Purpose of a Report

Posted on April 24, 2018 by jdonbavand

It is vital to be clear about the purpose of the report:  –       What do you want to achieve? –       What response do you want from the reader? –       What are your ambitions in producing this report? Is the aim … Continue reading →

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Like to make your LinkedIn profile more efficient?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by jdonbavand

By Ron Denholm, our trainer in Effective Business Writing, Report Writing and Minute taking. If you’re like me, you’re using LinkedIn to make strong workplace connections, and you’ve probably spent hours creating your profile. But how efficient is it? That … Continue reading →

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Internal business reports

Posted on February 24, 2013 by jdonbavand

Writing to an audience beyond the office walls, usually means you are writing to folks who are not experts in your area, but why stop there? Many business and government writers slip back into ‘office style’ when writing to their … Continue reading →

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Efficient writing in two easy steps

Posted on February 24, 2013 by jdonbavand

To give letters, reports and executive summaries top marks as efficient reading material, it’s really important to edit content separately from language. An EssayAudit rating will tell you if your content has a high or low reader impact. Fix that, … Continue reading →

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Chop inefficient writing with a style stamp

Posted on February 24, 2013 by jdonbavand

Our Business Writing Expert, Ron Denholm has posted on SlideShare http://www.slideshare.net/RonaldDenholm/chop-inefficient-writing-with-a-style-stamp We can make a Style Stamp for you and your organisation. It’s the ultimate in bespoke tailoring! Our Style Stamp is like a fingerprint of your writing. It shows … Continue reading →

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10 top tips to streamline your business writing

Posted on December 29, 2012 by jdonbavand

Our Business writing expert, Ron Denholm, provides ten top tips for streamlining government, academic and business writing here: http://www.slideshare.net/RonaldDenholm/10-top-tips-to-streamline-your-writing-15758399 JMD Training provides training courses in Business Writing, Report Writing, Communication Skills and Minute Taking. If you would like more information … Continue reading →

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Better Business Writing – misused sets of words part 2

Posted on December 20, 2012 by jdonbavand

Complimentary, complementary Complimentary means to express a compliment, i.e. to say something nice about someone, to be flattering. It can also mean free, as in “The drinks were complimentary“. Complementary means balancing or going together well to make a perfect … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Business Writing Blunders

Posted on December 5, 2012 by jdonbavand

How good is your grammar? Do you know when you should say me and when you should say I? Do you know when you should use the word complement and when you should use the word compliment? These and other … Continue reading →

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Try 50 new words

Posted on December 4, 2012 by jdonbavand

Words come and go and new words are added to the dictionary on a regular basis. How many of the following have you even heard of? http://www.slideshare.net/RonaldDenholm/try-50-new-words I knew of carbon credits and carbon offsetting, but not many of the … Continue reading →

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The hidden economy of inefficient writing

Posted on October 23, 2012 by jdonbavand

Inefficient writing is a business cost you can reduce. If you sent out a document consisting of 407 words to 100 people who each earn an average of $150/hr, then if they average 54 seconds to read the document, each … Continue reading →

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