Effective Board Report Writing, 30 April 2024 - Virtual
Effective Board Reporting Masterclass, 30 April 2024
Registration fee: R3200/person
This fast-paced up skilling session is designed for anybody required to produce high quality briefing papers with critical insight.
Target Audience
This course is targeted at those with an intermediate or senior level of knowledge seeking to be updated with the latest developments, information and perspective including:
• Company secretaries
• Financial directors and preparers of financial and business performance information
• Any senior managers required to prepare business cases and board papers
• Corporate communication
• Investor relations officers
Effective Board Report Writing
The course will cover how to write effectively for the board, including the use of Executive Summaries, how to logically structure reports, what to leave in and out of a board report, and how to develop a clear and concise writing style. It will also cover how to solve common mistakes made when preparing board papers.
Executive Summaries
· Outline the recommended reporting process – and the role of the executive summary in helping to avoid unnecessary redrafts of reports.
· Outline the framework for effective executive summaries.
· Apply the framework to participants’ upcoming reports (or examples if not applicable) – and review its application.
· Participants write an executive summary for an upcoming report being prepared by their area of the business. Review and provide feedback.
Output: Participants understand a framework for executive summaries that they can apply to their area of the business.
Report Structure
· Outline the recommended framework for structuring reports – the Pyramid Principle.
· Apply the framework to participants’ upcoming reports (or examples if not applicable).
· Participants design an outline report structure.
· Review and provide feedback.
Output: Participants understand a framework for structuring reports that they can apply to their area of the business.
Writing Style
· Outline the recommended framework for a clear, concise writing style.
· Discuss the application of this framework to a series of examples.
Output: Participants understand a framework for writing clear, concise reports that they can apply to their area.
For more information e-mail
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