Professional Writing of Reports, Memos and Meeting Minutes

Professional Writing of Reports, Memos and Meeting Minutes

Introduction:

This course is proudly introduced to you by the International Academy of Human Resource Development(IAHRD). Our courses are customized to match your needs in which they are designed by experts who has a long practical experience in the field.

Report writing is an administrative essentials which aims to narrate information in a presentable way. It is important to have such skills in the world of business especially in NGO's. This seminar will train you to become an expert in report writing, memos writing and meeting minutes. The course will discuss essential topics such as  the definition of reports, the definition of minutes, the definition of memos, the elements of memos, the elements of a report, the elements of minutes, the importance of writing each, comparison between memos, minutes and reports, essential tips to improve you writingas well as the types of memos, reports and minutes.

Objectives:

After finishing this course, participants will be able to:

1. Write a report, memo and minutes.
2. Understand the importance of writing reports, memos and minutes.
3. State the components of a report, memo and minutes.
4. Apply tips to improve their writing skills of memos, minutes and reports.
5. Compare between memos, minutes and reports.

Contents:

Module 1:

Part a:

1. What is a report?
2. What is the importance of writing a report?
3. How to write a report?
4. The components of a report.

Part b:

1. Finalizing a report.
2. Features of an effective report.
3. General tips for writing a report.

Module 2:

Part a:

1. What is a memo?
2. What is the importance of writing a memo?
3. How to write a memo?
4. Elements of an effective memo.

Part b:

1. Types of memos.
2. Parts of a memo.
3. General tips for writing a memo.

Module 3:

Part a:

1. What are minutes?
2. Why to keep them?
3. What are the skills needed?
4. Techniques for minutes preparation.

Part b:

1. The form of minutes.
2. What to include and what to exclude in minutes writing.
3. General tips for minutes writing.

Module 4:

1. Comparison between writing reports, minutes and memos.
2. Case Studies and exercise.

Who should attend? 

1. Office Administrators.
2. Office Managers.
3. Supervisors of clerical and administrative staff.
4. Executive Secretaries.
5. Executives or personnel assisting senior management.
6. Individuals with office management experience.
7. Graduates and undergraduates who are interested in report, memos, and minutes writing.