COMM 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Line Graph, Bar Chart, Pie Chart
23 Jan 2017
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Reports allow managers and co-workers to stay informed, review opinions, plan, and make decisions. Reports must be accurate, complete, objective, selective, and structured. Content: select and include the information necessary for actions to be taken or decisions to be made, co(cid:374)side(cid:396) the (cid:396)eade(cid:396)"s (cid:374)eeds a(cid:374)d (cid:271)a(cid:272)kg(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d k(cid:374)owledge, organize the material logically for the reader. Include overviews, transitions, and topic sentences: cite your sources, use visual aids, outline the criteria for options and conclusions. Skimmability: use easy-to-read fonts and font sizes, use clearly distinguishable headings and sub-headings to organize data, use white space and avoid a cluttered format. Informal reports follow a letter or memo format. Use personal pronouns and contractions include some visual aids. Introduction (background): detail the purpose of the report or reason for the report, preview the key points, outline the data collection methods. Summary/conclusions/ recommendations: list in order of importance (most to least, this section is often most interesting to the reader.
