Professional English · Lesson 08 — Report Writing — Structure Before Style

A professional report follows a fixed structure regardless of topic: summary → background → findings → recommendations → conclusion.

Examples

1. Executive summary (one page, written last)
2. Problem statement (why)
3. Data and findings (what)
4. Recommendations (so what)
5. Next steps (what now)

Practice

Take a report you’re working on or have written. Does each section exist? Is the executive summary written last but placed first? Fix what’s missing.

Takeaway: Get the structure right first — good style in a poor structure convinces no one.

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