Report Writing for Geologists and Engineers

This 1-day course will show you: how to plan your document; write summaries and conclusions; the essential grammar rules; styles and formatting; key features and time-saving tips in Word; how to review your document and how to review others’ documents; how to write references, abbreviations, acronyms, glossaries and appendixes; and how to achieve your objective of grabbing your readers’ attention.

Course outline:

• Introduction – often the report outlasts the data… this is your legacy!
• Types of reports – common failings in reports
• Planning the document
• Document structure and report style – purpose of the report – defining your audience
• Summary – introduction – data – method – detail
• Conclusions – recommendations – appendices
• Section numbering – tables – figures – diagrams – flowcharts – company standards
• Essential rules of grammar
• Style and formatting essentials
• Reviewing your report and others’ reports
• References – abbreviations – acronyms – glossaries
• The golden rules!

You will:

• Gain an understanding of the key grammar rules
• Find out what makes reports readable (and what doesn’t!)
• Appreciate the need to write for your audience
• Learn the best way to approach writing a large report
• Get the chance to review and correct examples of ‘how not to do it’
• Understand how to make reports more direct and readable, thus increasing their impact
• Discover the best ways to present tabular and graphical information
• Find out about references, footnotes, headers and footers, and links

Duration (in days)

1

In-house /Online or Onsite training is a cost-effective way of getting your whole team trained. Get in touch to find out more.