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Writing Effective Audit Reports Agenda
Seminar: ID# 1005025
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Issue Prewriting
Plotting the report at the beginning of fieldwork
Methods for consistent client communication
What an audit issue describes
5-step writing formula and the air: key elements in any issue
Issue Writing: Supporting the Issue
Key differences between causes, conclusions, and evidence
The sweet spot of supportive detail: not too much and not too little
Assessing the Root Cause
Steps to effective root cause analysis (RCA)
The difference between issue, symptom, and root cause
Strategies in RCA
When and how to engage the client in RCA
Reporting root causes: positive vs. negative wording
Writing Strong Business Risks
Purpose of a business risk
Keeping common risks convincing (LIVe)
Using action verbs to create change
Developing Effective Issue Statements: A Formula
Title of an audit
What an issue statement describes
The 5-sentence burst
Writing the issue statement
Developing Effective Recommendations
Keeping recommendations SMART
Using recommendations for issue follow-up
Clean Out the Junk and Get to the Issue
Paragraphing and formatting
Bullet lists, headings, fonts
Passive voice
Wordiness
Ambiguity
Negative wording
Non-parallel structure
Punctuation
Perfecting Writing: Writing Effective Emails
Timing Your Communication
Title
Body
Closing
Final Email Writing Tips And Exercise
Improving Tone in Writing
The Chicken Little Dilemma
Connotations of Words
Placement of Negation
Sequence of Negation
Relative Information
How to Change Tone
Design Elements
Instructional Design
Graphics & Fonts
Layering
Using Sidelines and Flow
Executive Summary Redesign Challenge
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