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WRITER’S CHECKLIST

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Did you choose an appropriate application for the informational report?

Does the directive

clearly and politely explain your message?

explain your reasoning, if appropriate?

Does the field report

clearly explain the important information?

use, if appropriate, a problem-methods-results-conclusion-recommendations organization?

Does the progress or status report

clearly announce that it is a progress or status report?

use an appropriate organization?

clearly and honestly report on the subject and forecast the problems and possibilities of the future work?

include, if appropriate, an appendix containing supporting materials that substantiate the discussion?

Does the incident report

explain what happened?

explain why it happened?

explain what the organization did about it or will do about it?

Do the minutes

provide the necessary housekeeping details about the meeting?

explain the events of the meeting accurately?

reflect positively on the participants and the organization?