Writing a report can be one of the most difficult writing tasks we face, whether it’s for work or for school.

In my various professional incarnations over the years, as bureaucrat, administrator and private consultant, I have been required to write literally (no pun intended) hundreds of reports of just about every description you can imagine. In fact, when I did my MBA in the mid-1990s it was like a total immersion course in report writing; they seemed to be never ending.

So, to help people with their report writing I have put together a few tips that I have picked up over the years.

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