chapter11（课件）《涉外秘书英语写作》（华东师范大学出版社）

涉外文秘写作 Chapter Eleven Business Reports Section One Format of Business Reports Business report should consist of the following parts: Title Introduction Discussion Conclusions Recommendations   Depending on the content and subject of the report, you may need to have: executive summary, contents page and appendix as well.   Section Two Parts of B business reports Title You should list the name of the report, name of the writer, name of the receiver if needed, and date of writing.   Report on the Feasibility of Expansion into Shanghai and Guangdon Province Written by: Judy Graford specialist of Marketing Dept. Submitted to Business Expansion Committee, July 18, 2012 2. Summary and Executive summary An executive summary usually includes: Important background information about the problem or topic; Important information about your methodology; All key findings, conclusions and recommendations. The introduction sets the stage. It normally includes the historical background of the report (and the project or program being reported) and establishes the scope of the report. Introductions tell readers what the report contains and where to find it. In essence, the introduction is a road map, which includes: State the purpose and the objectives of the report; Provide background details important to the situation, such as a brief overview of development leading to the report’s topic; Summarize the problem or topic, your procedures, and your recommended solutions. 3. Introduction This section presents relevant data, discusses the meaning and significance of the data, makes inferences, and states the conclusions. If you have a lot of raw data to present, place it in an appendix and exactly only the most important data to present in this section.   The territorial focus is on the two most economically developed regions: Shanghai in the east and Guangdong Province in the south. This comprises 82 million people. Guangdon Province also benefits from receiving television