This week’s topics
Business Report Writing
- Formal report structure
- Professional tone and vocabulary
- Incorporating visual data
- Drafting conclusions and recommendations
- How to Structure the Report and Presentation | BTEC National Business Unit 6
- Features of a Business Report
- Writing a business research report
What you will be able to do
- 3.2 Explain why written communication is important in a business context.
- 3.3 Demonstrate effective written communication for different requirements.
Activity
Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain why written communication is important in a business context.
Study materials
Videos
- How to Structure the Report and Presentation | BTEC National Business Unit 6 · YouTube · tutor2u · 45 min · for registered students
- Features of a Business Report · YouTube · Galton College · 41 min · for registered students
- Writing a business research report · YouTube · RMIT University Library Videos · 9 min · for registered students
Further resources
- Business Communication for Success, ch. 9.4: Report · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 346–353 · for registered students
- Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.3: Informal and formal analytical reports · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 246–248 · for registered students
- Writing for Success, ch. 6.1: Purpose, audience, tone and content · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 216–231 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
