National Qualifications Online - Core skills

What is a report? (1)

A report is a special type of business document.

There are five rules that you must follow when you write a report.

  1. Reports are written in sections.
  2. Each section has a heading.
  3. Reports should contain facts.
  4. Reports should contain recommendations.
  5. Reports must be written in a formal or business-like way.

It goes without saying that a report should have good spelling and punctuation, of course.

It looks a bit complicated. The easiest way to understand a report is to look at one.

HintThe main purpose of a report is to present facts to the reader.