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             How We Communicate3
              How We Communicate
     • CVs, Resumes
        CVs, Resumes
     • Email, Web site, FAQs 
        Email, Web site, FAQs 
     • Letters, Newsletters, Brochures, 
        Letters, Newsletters, Brochures, 
        Articles, Catalogs
        Articles, Catalogs
     • Advertisements, Notice Board, 
        Advertisements, Notice Board, 
        Pamphlets, Signs, Press Release
        Pamphlets, Signs, Press Release
     • Presentations, multimedia, talks
        Presentations, multimedia, talks
     • Reports, Manuals, Proposals, Books 
        Reports, Manuals, Proposals, Books 
      
                                     
                                     
                     Which Reports?
                     Which Reports?
         Sales Reports
            Inspection Reports
         Annual Reports
             Audit Reports
          Feasibility Reports
             Progress Reports
          White Papers
      
                                     
                                     
            Technical Writing Reports
            Technical Writing Reports
      Proposals
        Proposals
      User Manuals
        User Manuals
      Technical Manuals
        Technical Manuals
      White Papers
        White Papers
      
                                     
                                     
             Classification of Reports
             Classification of Reports
   Formal Reports and Informal Reports
     Formal Reports and Informal Reports
   Information Reports
     Information Reports
   Analytical Reports
     Analytical Reports
   Recommendation Reports
     Recommendation Reports
      
                                     
                                     
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           5 Steps to Report Writing1
           5 Steps to Report Writing
     1.   Define the problem
     1.   Define the problem
     2.   Gather the necessary information
     2.   Gather the necessary information
     3.   Analyze the information
     3.   Analyze the information
     4.   Organize the information
     4.   Organize the information
     5.   Write the report
     5.   Write the report