Effective Issue Writing
Effective Issue Writing is a one-day course on writing effective audit issues and reducing the report release stage. It's a fresh take on stale report writing! Click here for a detailed outline.
Course Overview
Audit reports can significantly lose impact if not written well and presented in a pleasing format. But getting to that beautiful report stage can be painful. This day-long report writing course is a fresh take on the audit report. Using real issues from your company, we'll focus on how to write effective, succinct issues and how to create reports that get noticed. Not only will managers spend less time editing reports, but our industry-proven techniques will reduce that lengthy report writing stage for your audit team.
This course focuses on writing skills. It will help auditors at all levels refine their writing skills and brush up on the basics. We provide instruction on all aspects of effective writing that apply to any audit or business-related document. You will learn techniques for organizing information as well as ideas and strategies for achieving clear, concise, and complete communication. Together we'll explore how to help one another improve writing and achieve a consistent voice in writing between all audit teams. We will look at the methods to improving communication both during and after fieldwork that contribute to an overall shorter report writing stage.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with company audit report structure and issue writing
Advance Preparation: Please bring an audit finding (or two) you are currently writing or a report
Learning Level: Basic
Field: Communications and Marketing
CPE Credits: 8 hours
Delivery Method: Group Live, Group Internet Based (pending)
Who should attend
Financial, Operational, and Information Technology Auditors who would like to maximize the effectiveness of their audit reports.
Objectives
During the Effective Issue Writing training course, participants will learn how to
Supplemental materials include the printed slides, observations samples for classroom use, and an easy-reference style guide. We’ll also include questions at the end of each section.
Agenda
The objective of this class is to teach students how to write an effective and succinct issue. The overall training is comprised of three (3) smaller trainings (for a detailed outline, click here):
Registration
Email Sarah at [email protected] or by phone at 714-856-9795.
Refund and Cancellation policy
Requests for refunds must be received in writing two weeks prior to event, and will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee. Half of the registration fee will be granted within the two-week timeframe of the event.
Complaint Resolution Policy
For more information regarding refund, concerns and/or program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at 714-856-9795.
Course Overview
Audit reports can significantly lose impact if not written well and presented in a pleasing format. But getting to that beautiful report stage can be painful. This day-long report writing course is a fresh take on the audit report. Using real issues from your company, we'll focus on how to write effective, succinct issues and how to create reports that get noticed. Not only will managers spend less time editing reports, but our industry-proven techniques will reduce that lengthy report writing stage for your audit team.
This course focuses on writing skills. It will help auditors at all levels refine their writing skills and brush up on the basics. We provide instruction on all aspects of effective writing that apply to any audit or business-related document. You will learn techniques for organizing information as well as ideas and strategies for achieving clear, concise, and complete communication. Together we'll explore how to help one another improve writing and achieve a consistent voice in writing between all audit teams. We will look at the methods to improving communication both during and after fieldwork that contribute to an overall shorter report writing stage.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with company audit report structure and issue writing
Advance Preparation: Please bring an audit finding (or two) you are currently writing or a report
Learning Level: Basic
Field: Communications and Marketing
CPE Credits: 8 hours
Delivery Method: Group Live, Group Internet Based (pending)
Who should attend
Financial, Operational, and Information Technology Auditors who would like to maximize the effectiveness of their audit reports.
Objectives
During the Effective Issue Writing training course, participants will learn how to
- Define and communicate root causes, business risks simply and succinctly
- Organize and prepare issues early during audit fieldwork
- Implement proper paragraph techniques and sentence construction to communicate the essentials of an issue or observation
- Edit their own audit reports and mentor others in effective issue writing
Supplemental materials include the printed slides, observations samples for classroom use, and an easy-reference style guide. We’ll also include questions at the end of each section.
Agenda
The objective of this class is to teach students how to write an effective and succinct issue. The overall training is comprised of three (3) smaller trainings (for a detailed outline, click here):
- Issue Prewriting (“Beginning the Process”)
- Issue Writing (“The 10-Sentence Burst”)
- Perfecting the Issue (“Common Grammar and Punctuation Pitfalls”)
Registration
Email Sarah at [email protected] or by phone at 714-856-9795.
Refund and Cancellation policy
Requests for refunds must be received in writing two weeks prior to event, and will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee. Half of the registration fee will be granted within the two-week timeframe of the event.
Complaint Resolution Policy
For more information regarding refund, concerns and/or program cancellation policies, please contact our offices at 714-856-9795.
