Reports With Impact

Course Date	Ref No	Location	Price	Book
Friday 18 May 2012	4756	Fenchurch Avenue	£595.00

Description

All risk and audit functions are responsible for providing assurance. But how can you be sure that you’ve made your concerns clear? In the current climate, businesses need to know exactly what risks they run – and it is up to audit and risk professionals to provide the most useful, unambiguous information.

This one-day course examines pitfalls inherent in writing corporate reports, the very real consequences for business and the benefits of improving written reports.

Aimed At

Internal auditors and risk managers who want to communicate assurance and raise issues clearly and concisely.

Programme

Clarity - the theory: How well do businesses currently communicate?
Good writing and the link to performance (yes, there is one!)
Advice from professional bodies - how useful is it?
Clarity - the practice: How can we say the same thing in fewer words?
Grammar, punctuation and usage
Report format – how to make your product easier on the eye
The review process – can it be less painful?

Trainer Name

Sara James

Trainer Description

Sara has always been passionate about working with words - and getting words to work. Her extensive experience in the academic, editorial and business worlds means that she brings both theoretical and practical expertise to any assignment.

Sara has worked in a variety of roles, including at executive level, in finance and technology. She also has a PhD from the University of Virginia and over 20 years' teaching, writing and editorial experience in the US and Europe.