Ask a question from expert

Ask now

How To Use The Business Report Template

15 Pages4912 Words253 Views
   

Added on  2019-10-09

About This Document

Learn how to write professional business reports and proposals with our Business Report Template. Follow our tips for planning, writing, and completing your report. The template includes instructions for formatting, cover page, executive summary, table of contents, and more. This guide is useful for students studying Business Administration and related streams.

How To Use The Business Report Template

   Added on 2019-10-09

BookmarkShareRelated Documents
For Business Administration and Related StreamsHow To Use The Business Report Template(version 1.0)Formal business reports are prepared in a different format than essays or other academic assignments. Preparing professional reports, and proposals, will help you communicate your ideas to your employers while also adding to your value as an employee. This is an important skill to develop and practice while here at Centennial.Business writing should involve three key steps:PlanningWriting CompletingPlanning: -Analyzing the situation or topic. Defining the purpose, the “business problem” or “opportunity” that a report may address. Formulating a main message for your report - often this involves proposing a solution or response to the purpose. Developing an audience profile.-Gathering information. In other words, primary and secondary research, as required.-Organizing the information: Creating an outline or structure for the key points that need to be expressed.Writing:-Adapting to the audience. Developing a tone or style that is sensitive to audience needs while projecting and protecting your organization’s image and/or brand.-Composing the message: Follow the outline prepared earlier, using carefully constructed paragraphs and sentences. Identify or create any visual or graphic representations of data that you want to use.Completing:-Revising: Proofread and edit for spelling, grammar and typographical errors. Re-write for conciseness and clarity.To assist you with the formatting of such documents, we have prepared a template that you can use to guide you through the report preparation process. Download the template. Save one “master “ copy to use again in the future. Save a new copy with a new file name that reflects your report or assignment. Instructions are given and highlighted in yellow. Read all instructions and delete them when you no longer need them.Replace all other elements (titles, headings, sample text, etc.) with YOUR content, as instructed. When you finish using the template, the final document should contain your own original work, formatted as a standard business report. All instructions or examples given in this template should be either deleted or replaced with your own content. Liz Clarke – For Distribution throughout the School of Business, Centennial College
How To Use The Business Report Template_1
Instructions for the cover page:The next page is a cover page and contains the report title (mandatory), a subtitle (optional) and information on the author, the intended audience (in this case, a professor), and the date it was prepared. Every business report should have a title that reflects its content or “main message”. The title should bein the same font as the body of your work, but at least twice as large as your regular text. It should be centred, bold, underlined and should appear about one third to halfway down the page from the top. Depending on the nature and content of the report, you may decide that a subtitle is appropriate. For example, a report about recycling in Toronto might look like this:Recycling In TorontoSaving The City One Plastic Bottle At A TimeTitles do not require punctuation, although you can use a colon at the end of the title if you decide to use a subtitle. This is optional.Guidelines regarding fonts and font sizes:Use either a simple sans serif font (Ariel, Calabri, Tahoma) or Times New Roman (a simple serif font). Regardless of which font you select, use the same font for the entire document. Do not use italics at any point in your report. Use the following font sizes and configurations:Cover Page Title: 22 point, bold, underlined, centredCover Page SubTitle: 16 point, centredHeadings: 16 point ,bold, underlined, centredSubheadings: 13 point, bold, underlined left-justifiedBody text: 11 pointDELETE THIS PAGE BEFORE YOU HAND IN YOUR WORK! Liz Clarke – For Distribution throughout the School of Business, Centennial College
How To Use The Business Report Template_2
The Title Of Your ReportThe Subtitle of Your ReportYour NameYour Student NumberProfessor’s NameCourse NameCourse CodeDate Submitted
How To Use The Business Report Template_3
Executive SummaryInstructions:The heading “Executive Summary” is standard and should remain unchanged on this page.An Executive Summary is the last item that an author prepares when writing a business report. It should contain NO MORE than three paragraphs, each with three or four sentences. The Executive Summary should never exceed one page.Paragraph One: Introduce the topic of the report.Paragraph Two: Discuss the main problem(s) that the report examines.Paragraph Three: Review, briefly, any conclusions or recommendations that the report offers.A reader should get a reasonable representation of the overall content from reading these three paragraphs.
How To Use The Business Report Template_4

End of preview

Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.

Related Documents
Branding and Marketing
|11
|2116
|191

Ongoing Project Part 2 - Project Charter for Nominated Project
|31
|7911
|406

Project Plan for Constructing a Swimming Pool in Johannesburg
|51
|11113
|376

Project Plan for Constructing a Swimming Pool - Desklib
|75
|14496
|431

ICT Services Management - Assignment
|16
|3378
|53

SEO Suggestions for Desklib - Online Library for Study Material
|14
|2321
|254