Writing Reports to Get Results: Quick, Effective Results Using the Pyramid Method
- ISBN-10
- 0471660884
- ISBN-13
- 9780471660880
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-04-05
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Ron S. Blicq, Lisa A. Moretto
Description
The professional's quick-reference handbook for writing businessand technical reports Professionals in business, government, and technical fields oftenneed help in organizing and writing reports for associates,clients, and managers. This simple tutorial handbook offers experttips and useful ideas for organizing ideas, structuring reports,and adding spice to technical papers. Writing Reports to Get Results offers in-depth guidance forwriting: * short, informal reports, such as job progress reports andinspection reports * semiformal reports, such as laboratory and medium-lengthinvestigation and evaluation reports * formal reports, such as analytical and feasibility studies andmajor investigations * technical and business proposals of varying complexity The authors use a simple pyramid method to help writers organizetheir information into the most convenient and simplest structurefor any type of document-from single-page proposals to full-lengthpresentations. Rounding out this easy, instructional handbook arehelpful tips on a number of other topics, such as: constructingreference lists and bibliographies; the use of numbers,abbreviations, and metric symbols; preparing illustrations forinsertion into a report; and working collaboratively as a member ofa writing team.
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