- Will your business report need an appendix,…or if more than one item, the plural appendices?…Probably.…How do you determine if an appendix is necessary?…Ask questions such as, "Do I have information…"that is not essential to explain my findings,…"but that supports my overall analysis?"…"Information that my reader might want to see,…"but not at the moment he is actually reading the report?"…One example of information that could be included…in an appendix is summary graphics or visuals,…a visual that doesn't support a specific body section,…but shows the summary of all the statistical data…in the report, and maybe in an easy-to-read table.…
For example, in the report body might be a chart…comparing the sales in four branch stores…as representative examples of the north, south,…east, and west.…But the reader might want to see more…than these four locations that you're analyzing.…So sales for all branches could be…provided in a table placed in the appendix.…You might even include a map showing all the locations…
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11/11/2014- Differentiate between formal and informal reports.
- Write an effective transmittal.
- Identify when to use an appendix and what to include.
- Cite the purpose of a tentative outline and create one for a report.
- Clarify and emphasize data with report graphics.
- Distinguish between primary and secondary research.
- Explain how to incorporate graphics in a report.
- Write a tentative outline.
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Introduction
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Welcome55s
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1. Examining Types of Business Reports
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Exploring business reports2m 59s
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Informational reports4m 46s
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Analytical reports5m 54s
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Periodic and special reports4m 24s
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2. Exploring the Parts of a Report
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Writing the transmittal4m 2s
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Writing the introduction5m 14s
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Writing the body5m 50s
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Writing the ending3m 3s
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Writing the appendices3m 12s
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Writing the SWOT4m 37s
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3. Preparing to Write
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Doing primary research6m 14s
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Doing secondary research4m 42s
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Building a work plan3m 28s
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Writing a tentative outline4m 27s
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Incorporating graphics5m 8s
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When to use documentation5m 44s
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How to use documentation5m 13s
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Revising and proofreading3m 52s
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Next steps2m 18s
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