Business Reports for Busy People
Timesaving, Ready-to-Use Reports for Any Occasion
By: Greg Holden
Published: February 15, 2011
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1601630425
ISBN-13: 978-1601630421
Publisher: Career Press
"Business reports are challenging and frequently used tools for virtually any organization. Whether you work in the corporate world, in a nonprofit environment, or in education, you need to organize information and present it in a format that your colleagues and others find easy to understand and interpret", writes editor, communications teacher and entrepreneur, Greg Holden, in his very practical and hands on book Business Reports for Busy People: Timesaving, Ready-to-Use Reports for Any Occasion. The author describes how to focus and shape the information required by the target market, and provides the basic elements and structure for developing and presenting useful and easy to understand reports.
Greg Holden understands that the sharing of information, in an appropriate and ready to use format, is essential in every type of organization. The author recognizes that the ability to create and present a good business report is a highly recognized and valued skill for any executive. Greg Holden points out the reality for many executives is that their being considered for promotion within the organization very often depends on their report writing. As a result, the author shares a comprehensive guide to every aspect of the crucial business report writing skill. Since every organization faces difficult challenges and decisions, and the right information for making those choices, the difference between a good business report and a poor one can have a critical effect on the future of the organization.
Greg Holden (photo left) provides the various component parts that formulate a well written and easily understood business report in an easy to follow step by step format. The author shares the important insight that while the basic elements and structure that characterize a report may be standard, it's important to understand that the same style style should not be used for every report. Greg Holden begins his quest for the effective business report by guiding the executive to identify their real audience. Different executives and organizational leaders will want and expect different types of reports, but in every case, the writer should identify the key points needed for decision making. The author also points out that the report should be kept as brief as possible by highlighting the most critical information. Greg Holden then guides the reader thought steps necessary to write effective business reports that focus on the crucial message.
For me, the power of the book is how Greg Holden combines the overall framework, of what constitutes a well written and effective business report, with an in depth examination of the many different types of reports required by the many widely varied audiences. This comprehensive approach helps the reader to focus on exactly the type of report to consider for any purpose within any type of organization.
Greg Holden applies a very workbook oriented style to the book, designed to work along with the report writer from the initial consideration of the goals and audience for the report, to presenting an effective and results based final report. As an additional bonus, Greg Holden provides a CD-ROM with the hard copy edition, containing the book and its various report models as a user friendly guide for busy managers, executives, and business leaders.
I highly recommend the very user friendly and results oriented book Business Reports for Busy People: Timesaving, Ready-to-Use Reports for Any Occasion by Greg Holden, to any business person, manager, executive, organizational leader, or public servant seeking a clear, concise and all encompassing guide to writing and presenting great business reports. This book will transform anyone, regardless of their level of report writing experience, into a highly regarded and effective report writer.
Read the always useful and very handy book Business Reports for Busy People: Timesaving, Ready-to-Use Reports for Any Occasion by Greg Holden, and discover not only how to write more effective and widely read business reports, but also why these report writing skills and techniques are important. As a writer of great business reports, your skills will be highly sought after in any organization or industry.
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