| When putting together a report, either for school or for | | | | Use bullets, numbers and letters to articulate individual |
| work, presentation is half the battle. Sure, your content | | | | items. This should be self-explanatory to anyone who |
| (duly worked on by a grammar checking software) will | | | | has worked to write clearly. |
| make up the meat. But if you don't lay it out properly, | | | | Use tables and diagrams. With clear labels and |
| your audience won't be able to digest it the way you | | | | descriptive figures, you can say the same things |
| want them to. | | | | without fussing about with too many words. But most |
| Here are several things you should do to ensure you | | | | of the time, this works out considerably better than |
| come out positively on that end: | | | | piling on the text. |
| Use plenty of white space. Most reports, with their | | | | Number your pages. Too many people forget this |
| numbers and technical details, are difficult to read. | | | | crucial aspect of report presentation. Essays and |
| White space will help your readers work through it | | | | similar work can get away without page numbers. |
| easier. | | | | Reports simply can't. |
| Have clear separation among different parts. Nothing | | | | Use formal language. Get your comprehensive writing |
| muddles up a report quicker than an uncertain | | | | software to help you arrange the final version so that |
| delineation between sections. Make sure the reader | | | | it uses formal language. Refer to similar reports in |
| can make out different parts quickly, either by creative | | | | order to ensure you follow usual standards. |
| lay-outing or through the use of subheadings. | | | | |