What is the Reporting Skills and Professional Writing Handbook?

It's a self-study programme that is based on the best of 10 years' experience working with INGOs, NGOs, GOs and IOs over hundreds of training courses. It's available on CDROM for convenient desktop study, and, for larger organisations, the Trainer Edition is supported by a complete Training Pack.

Along with the CD you get the entire programme as a free PDF Ebook which can be downloaded right away. With over 230 pages of explanations and tasks, it's complete.

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Whether you use the Ebook only, or follow the steps using the CD, you can learn the skills of analysis, planning, drafting and editing effective reports without having to interrupt your busy schedule.

Reporting skills can be learned, just like any other skill. This Handbook takes readers through the entire reporting process from setting objectives, through data gathering and analysis tools, to planning, drafting, editing and designing the report.

It's not that difficult! This programme is full of clear explanations and examples, frequent practical exercises, and an extended case study to fully apply all the tools presented. This is not just a 'book about reporting skills' - this practical guide will give you the skills to:

• Set evaluation goals - know what you are doing before you start
• Select data gathering methods - select the best way to get breadth and depth of information efficiently and economically
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data - really understand what your data is telling you
• Plan the report - put your ideas into a structure that works
• Write more clearly and organise your ideas and analysis effectively - getting to the point in a powerful, persuasive style
• Edit and design the final result for impact

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