Please read the following case study carefully and answer the questions that follow. Kemar Addision, President of Vickie’s Watersports believes that many of the reports prepared by his supervisors are so poorly written that they become ambiguous in transmission. As a result, those receiving the reports have difficulty in determining what action, if any, they are to take. Addison’s beliefs are confirmed by samples of his supervisor’s reports that have been collected and analyzed over the past three months. Some of the findings of Addison’s audit are given below:
Reports are poorly laid out
Conclusions and recommendations are not understood
Use of technical jargon is too complex
You are required to:
Outline the skills needed for effective communication using reports.
Prepare a report on the principles to be borne in mind when writing a report.