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How to write formal business reports-general tips and format. General tips After some research, formulate a hypothesis and test to see whether it holds; if not, revise it Don’t get so bogged down in your data collection that you lose sight of what you need to say
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How to write formal business reports-general tips and format General tips • After some research, formulate a hypothesis and test to see whether it holds; if not, revise it • Don’t get so bogged down in your data collection that you lose sight of what you need to say • Be sure to give credit for using others’ ideas • Format is necessary; content (what and how you write) is essential
How to write formal business reports-general tips and format Format • Title page • Executive Summary* (called Abstract in academia) • Table of contents • Introduction • Body of report OR Discussion (may include section on methods OR methods can be separate section) • Conclusion • Appendices * Sometimes the only section your reader actually reads!