Practice: Formatting visual elements

Writing Effectively at The World Health Organization

Module 3

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Drafting

Drafting techniques

The human factor

Practice: Human factor

Drafting findings

Preparation: Draft the body of your report or proposal

Report introduction

Purpose of the report introduction

Practice: Report introduction

Preparation: Report introduction

Report conclusion

Practice: Conclusions

Preparation: Write a conclusion

Report recommendations

Preparation: Report recommendations

Executive summary

Executive summary contents

Preparation: Executive summary

Communicating information visually

Criteria for selection and presentation

Practice: Evaluating visual elements

Putting them all together

Formatting visual elements

Practice: Formatting visual elements

Preparation: Formatting visual elements

Readers of briefing notes

Writing briefing notes with the context in mind

Briefing notes: General guidelines

Briefing notes for the Director General

Preparation: Write a briefing note

Completing the course

Practice: Formatting visual elements

The text paragraph here mentions the graph (Figure 1), but it does not adequately direct the reader’s attention to the graph’s significance. How would you revise the paragraph to make full use of the graphic?