Reporting and Presenting Skills

Introduction: 

Reporting skills are essential in various fields, including journalism, business, academia, and more. Effective reporting involves gathering, analyzing, and presenting information in a clear, concise, and engaging manner. This course aims to develop your reporting skills, whether you are a student, professional, or anyone seeking to enhance their ability to communicate information effectively.

Excellent presentation skills give you a platform to demonstrate your business skills, leadership qualities, communication skills, influencing abilities and promotion potential. The course is to teach you the skills and techniques that will give you both the confidence and competence to enjoy making presentations in all situations. The course will be giving action points to sharpen your image; reduce nerves; allow you to appear both confident and competent and increase your credibility in the eyes of colleagues and clients. The course will also offer individual exercise, and small group work, participants’ presentation.

Course Objectives:      

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the importance of effective reporting in various professional contexts
• Identify credible sources and gather relevant information for reports
• Develop strong research and interviewing skills
• Organize information logically and create structured reports
• Write and present reports that are clear, concise, and engaging
• Apply critical thinking and analysis to evaluate and improve reporting
• List the principles of Great Presentations
• Identify the effective structure of presentations
• Use Powerful Openings of presentations

Use Inspirational Closings of presentations

Course Content:

Introduction to Reporting

• What is reporting?
• Types of reports and their purposes
• Ethics in reporting

Research and Information Gathering

• Effective research techniques.
• Interviewing skills and techniques.
• Evaluating the credibility of sources.

Report Structure and Organization

• The structure of a report
• The major 16 stages of a report
• Creating clear and concise headings
• Outlining key points and supporting details

Writing Techniques for Reports

• Writing style and tone in reporting
• Editing and proofreading your reports
• Incorporating data and statistics effectively

Visual Presentation of Information

• Using visuals (charts, graphs, etc.) in reports
• Design principles for report layout
• Enhancing readability and engagement

Great Presentations

• Verbal Communications
• Communicating with Power
• Non-Verbal Communication
• Body Language
• The signals you send to others
• It is not WHAT you say, it is HOW you say it
• Principles of Great Presentations
• Guidelines for Thinking Ahead

Great Content

• Structure
• Using Powerful Openings
• Unleash the Power of Story
• Using Inspirational Closings

Great Design

• Fundamentals of design
• Pictures Beat Text
• Simplicity
• Using Colour
• Using Charts

Presenting Reports Orally

• Effective oral communication skills
• Preparing and delivering presentations
• Handling questions and feedback

Critical Thinking in Reporting

• Analysing information critically
• Avoiding bias and ensuring objectivity
• Fact-checking and verification

Final Projects and Wrap-Up

• Presenting your own report
• Peer review and feedback

Course reflections and next steps

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for managers, team leaders, professionals, salespeople, entrepreneurs, customer service representatives

Training Methodology

The workshop is highly interactive and includes

• Group discussions
• Individual exercises and team activities
• Personal Assessments
• Games
• Role playing
• Case study
• Exercise & Experience sharing
• Video clips covering above topics

Competencies Covered

• Writing Reports
• Presentation design and delivery
• Public speaking
• Writing skills

Design content of reports and presentations