Writing Reports and Proposals: Structuring, Persuading, and Perfecting Your Communication

Course Overview

In this course, we will explore the essential skills needed for writing effective reports and proposals. You will learn to explain the importance of good written communication in a professional context and discover how to structure your writing so that paragraphs connect your ideas clearly. We will cover how to introduce your arguments and conclude effectively, enabling you to create written materials designed to inform and persuade your audience. Additionally, the course will focus on developing your proofreading skills to ensure your work is polished and professional.

This course is approximately 30 minutes and is separated into 4 modules, the last of which is a quiz in which you must achieve a score of 80% or more to pass.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain why good written communication is important
• Structure writing so that paragraphs connect your ideas clearly
• Recognise how to introduce your ideas and arguments and how to conclude
• Create written work designed to inform and persuade
• Apply proofreading skills to your practice