Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. Fully revised and updated, How to Write Reports and Proposals provides practical pointers if you need to impress, convince and persuade your colleagues or clients. It will help you to improve your writing skills and enable you to ??? think constructively before writing; ??? create a good report; ??? produce persuasive proposals; ??? use clear and distinctive language; ??? present numbers, graphs and charts effectively. Using checklists, exercises and examples, this book explains how to make a plan of what to write, transfer ideas onto paper and edit them to achieve the best result. Essential reading for every businessperson, How to Write Reports and Proposals will help you to put over a good case with style. About Author: Patrick Forsyth runs Touchstone Training and Consultancy, which advises on marketing, sales and communication skills. An established author, he has written a number of books.