How to Write Reports and Proposals

Clear and concise communication is of paramount importance in business relations.

The 3rd edition of How to Write Reports and Proposals continues to provide practical pointers for anyone who needs to impress, convince or persuade colleagues or clients. Using checklists, exercises and examples, it explains how to make a plan of what to write, transfer ideas onto paper and edit them to achieve the very best results.

This new edition includes additional detailed information on presenting numerical data in reports, new sections on different types of reports, data selection, as well as a new lay out and brief summaries at the end of each chapter.

Forsyth provides practical pointers on presenting a proposal clearly and persuasively. Using checklists, exercises and examples, he explains how to make a plan, transfer ideas into writing and edit them to achieve best results.

Patrick Forsyth runs Touchstone Training & Consultancy and specializes in marketing, sales and communications skills. Writing is a significant part of his own work portfolio. He is the author of more than fifty successful business books, including Motivating Your Staff and Successful Time Management. He writes regularly for a number of business journals, and for Writing Magazine, and devises and writes training materials.