实用商务英语写作教程 Unit9 Business Reports（商务报告）.pptVIP

;; As the business environment grows in its complexity, the importance of skillful communication becomes essential in the pursuit of institutional goals. Business report is an orderly, objective message used to convey information from one organizational area to another to assist in decision-making or problem-solving. We will study illustrations of practical reports and the problems will provide the opportunity for students to develop and sharpen their communication skills. ; What Are Business Reports Types of Business Reports Language and Tone of Business Reports Ingredients of a Good Business Report ; ;;A third way to classify reports is according to their functions. In this regard there are also many kinds, and so far there is little consensus among even experts on the classification. But we can have some idea about functioning reports by looking at these terms: feasibility reports, process reports, lab reports, term reports, etc.; No matter how we group them, reports are often created to do one or two or more of the following, and these functions are not mutually exclusive: ● inform ● instruct ● explain ● motivate ● persuade ● reinforce (prior discussions / communication) ● recommend;; Language In report writing, the most appropriate style is objective, impersonal, specific and factual. The pronouns I/We/You are avoided while third-person, reported speech is generally used, together with full sentences rather than note-form phrases. In reported speech the tense of the verb that the speaker actually says is changed by the reporter to make it conform to the grammatical requirements of the reporting verb that is being used. ;Tone Basically the tone of business reports depends on the audience. It is a reflection of the relationship between the writer and the reader of the report. This includes audiences other than the primary reader of