Effective Report Writing Skill

Training on

EFFECTIVE REPORT WRITING SKILL

                   Date: 12-13 March 2016                            Venue: Intercontinental Hotel /TonlebasacII

 Time: 8:00am-17:00pm                                    Language: Khmer/English     

This seminar will give you the crucial foundational skills to shift from being an individual contributor to become critical and strategic thinkers and leading manager in successfully leading a program or complex project as well as a well-respected project manager who can achieve team success. This interactive course helps existing and new project managers, or those with some experience, who want to further develop skills, learn and practice report-writing skills for successful writers or managers.
 
Course Objectives

• understand different types of reports and their usages;
• understand how to write effective reports; 
• identify a clear purpose for their writing to the right audiences;
• understand structure and characteristics of a professional narrative report to funding donors;
• understand structure and characteristics of good success story and case studies; and
• understand how to prepare and write different kinds of effective reports based on different context.

Course Contents

Session 1: Understanding the writing                       purpose and context	Session 2:  Assessing your audiences
What is report writing? Why it is important? What kinds of writing styles? Differences between report writing and story writing Understanding your writing objective	Who you write to? What do they expecting? Audience’s and their organizational requirements How to make your audience understand what you mean
Session 3: Designing your structure	Session 4:  Selecting your information and                       time management
Assessing report structure or template Formatting and layout Organize your contents and context Giving fact and findings Organize your information – introduction, body and conclusion	Time management Gathering and evaluating information Deciding relevant information Deciding the level of detail to include
Session 5: Developing your style	Session 6: Drafting and laying out your text
Concise writing Writing in your readers’ language Some pointers on British vs. American writing Paraphrasing, referring styles	Why it is important? The process – prepare, draft, relax, polish How to break up and present information
Session 7: How to use graphics	Session 8: Editing and proofing your draft
Why use graphics? When to use graphics The best places for your graphics, in order of preference	Removing commonly confused words, poor punctuation and grammar Getting the most out of the spelling and grammar checkers Some common punctuation errors and how to avoid them Hints on proofreading to help you avoid a red face Report polishing checklist

Trainer
Mr. Oum Sony presently works for a leading international NGO as Country Director. He is also BOD of OPS, and BOD of Social Enterprise. He has a Master Degree of Science (MSc.) in the field of Biodiversity Conservation from the Royal University of Phnom Penh with distinction thesis. Sony also holds a Bachelor Degree (BBA) in General Management from National Institute of Management. He has over 15-year professional experiences. Of which, his 9-year experience was in Administration and Finance Management, the 8-year in Practical Project Management, Proposal Writing and Fundraising, Project Monitoring and Evaluation. He has been training and lecturing at Cambodian institutes and universities. He also works as a freelancer (consultant) for project evaluation. In addition, he attended many international training programs and conferences in China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and United Kingdom.

Who should attend the course?
This training course is designed for all managers, executives and supervisors, newly appointed/ prospective managers and those who wish to gain the knowledge, understanding and necessary skills to design a new project and writing a proposal effectively and successfully. It is also suitable for employees who are considered to be ready for further development.

What will be included with the training course?

• Group photo of participants
• Training materials
• Certificates are awarded by LIFE
• Two lunches and four refreshment 

Training Fee: US$198 per person (Exclude any Taxes). (Register ​​and Payment before March 07, 2016: Get 5%- discount for sending 1- 2 staff , Get 10%- discount for sending 3-5 staff, Get 1 Free for sending more than 5 staffs)

More information

Tel:              093 666836  /  093 666796  /  069 555528  /  069 555566

Add:            Building #19F , St 271 , Sankat Boeng Salang, Khan Toul Kork

Email:          lifesuccess.asia@gmail.com   /   info@lifesuccess.asia

Website:      www.lifesuccess.asia