Preparation: 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

Preparation: Formatting visual elements

Review your report and identify points where visual elements would enhance the text. Select, format and add those elements. Remember to review the features that make a visual element effective.