Business Report Writing

Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, students will be able to write good business reports especially in finance and banking area that present information in a clear, concise, readable way which gives a message without danger of ambiguity or misrepresentation.

Topics:

1. Types of reports in finance and banking area
2. Communicating effectively – principles of good communication, signals and messages
3. Barriers to communication
4. Writing reports –preparing a persuasive report, an explanatory report, a discussive report and an informative report
5. Presenting facts and opinions – the importance of relevance, numerical presentation, presentation styles, presentation pitfalls