About the event

Write reports that are read, understood and acted on.

Clear, well-structured reports are essential to good environmental practice. They help clients make decisions, support regulatory processes, communicate complex findings and protect an organisation’s professional reputation.

Back by popular demand, this interactive workshop from EIANZ Queensland Division will help participants strengthen their report-writing skills in a practical and applied setting. The workshop includes a mix of presentation, facilitated discussion, exercises and video clips featuring CSIRO leaders sharing insights and advice on effective report writing.

Participants will work through key principles for planning, structuring and writing professional reports, with a focus on communicating clearly for the intended audience and purpose.

What are the objectives of this workshop?

This workshop has been designed to help participants understand the needs of their intended audience and confidently deliver the context needed to write a professional report. Participants will learn key rules for planning, structuring, and writing reports. You'll also access insights on how to communicate with key stakeholders.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have the tools to:

• Identify the features of successful reports
• Understand and apply the skills required to write well-structured and easy-to-read reports
• Use precise, clear, concise and engaging language
• Write an appealing executive summary
• Produce reports that deliver on an organisation's commitments and reputation

Who should attend?

This workshop is suitable for anyone who writes, contributes to, reviews or relies on professional reports. It has been designed to support people working across:

• environmental practice, including science, engineering, planning and impact assessment
• local, state and federal government
• academia and research
• students and early career professionals preparing to strengthen their professional writing skills.

Participants are asked to bring a report, or results and materials relating to a report, to use during the workshop exercises. This will help ensure the practice is relevant and gives participants the opportunity to apply the workshop content directly to their own work.

Exercises will focus on understanding the needs of readers and users, clarifying the purpose of a report, and creating a compelling message in plain English that supports the desired outcomes for the organisation and the client or customer.

Participants will receive a course manual containing the presentations, key points for preparing a successful report and a list of additional resources.

Registration includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Consider joining as a student, associate or full member today! To receive the member rate to this event, make sure you apply for membership prior to registering for the event!
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