Business writing
Memos, reports, proposals and announcements at work.
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- Write an executive summary
Writes an executive summary of a long document that leads with the bottom line, the key points and the ask, using only facts from the source. Use before sending a report to busy readers.
- Write an internal announcement
Writes an internal announcement of a reorg, policy change or launch that explains what is changing, why, the impact on each group and where to ask, plus an FAQ and a pre-send check.
- Write a project proposal or business case
Writes an internal project proposal or business case covering the problem, options, recommendation, cost, benefits and risks, and marks every missing number instead of inventing it.
- Write a project status report
Writes a project status report with an evidence-based RAG status, progress, risks, decisions needed and next steps, formatted as an email, a document or a single slide.
- Report writing track
Takes a work report from purpose and audience to an answer-first outline, an evidence check, a full draft, an executive summary and a final edit, pausing for approval between steps.
- Write an award nomination
Writes an award or recognition nomination that maps a colleague's specific achievements and evidence to each published criterion, within the word limit, and shows where the case is weak.
- Write a decision memo
Writes a one-page decision memo with the decision needed and by when, context, options with honest trade-offs, a recommendation and next steps. Use when asking a manager to approve something.
- Write an FAQ from source documents
Builds an FAQ from scattered policies, emails and documents, phrasing entries as real readers ask them, tracing each answer to its source and listing conflicts and unanswered questions.
- Write a formal letter
Writes a formal letter to a bank, council, school, supplier or official body in the layout and conventions of the chosen country, with a clear purpose, references and a specific request.
- Write a handover document
Writes a handover for leave or a role change covering responsibilities, open work status, contacts, access, recurring tasks, known risks and first-week priorities, with gaps listed as questions.
- Write manager talking points for a change
Writes talking points, likely questions with honest answers and a do-not-say list so every manager can cascade an organisational change to their team consistently and truthfully.
- Write a professional bio
Writes the bio others read or say about you on speaker pages, programmes, proposals, author notes and team pages, at one-line to long lengths, angled to that reader and built only from your facts.
- Write a project close-out report
Writes a close-out report for a non-software project covering objectives against results, budget and schedule variance, lessons learned and a handover of every open item to a named owner.
- Write a public consultation response
Writes a response to a government or regulator public consultation that answers the published questions in order, states the respondent's position with evidence and proposes concrete changes.
- Write a site visit report
Turns field or site visit notes into a structured report with observations, evidence, issues rated by severity and owned follow-ups. For consultants, inspectors, auditors and area managers.
- Write an internal team newsletter
Writes an internal team or company newsletter from updates, wins and dates, with a lead story chosen for readers, short sections and recognition that names specific contributions.
- Write a user manual
Writes a task-based user manual for a physical product, appliance, office system or service, with safety notices, setup, everyday tasks, care and troubleshooting organised by symptom.
- Write a white paper
Writes a B2B white paper that frames an industry problem with cited evidence and sets out a solution approach, citing a supplied source for every factual claim and flagging unsupported ones.
- Write a workplace incident report
Writes a factual, blame-neutral report of a workplace accident, near miss, customer, property or security incident, separating observed facts from statements and listing actions with owners.