1. (c) Anne Dwyer 2007 Academic Reports and Exam Qs.1 Identify the purpose Brainstorm the scope Decide on your main messages PLAN

2. (c) Anne Dwyer 2007 Academic Reports and Exam Qs.2 Remember “the way you divide the information provides the reader with an insight into the way your mind works” so … Be Clear Complete Cordial

3. (c) Anne Dwyer 2007 Academic Reports and Exam Qs.3 Leave 20% of the page free to add footnotes Underline key phrases Use Parallel Headings Summarise the key points at the end

4. (c) Anne Dwyer 2007 Formalities … do you need? A cover page? A list of contents? An abstract/executive summary? A bibliography at the end of the text?

5. (c) Anne Dwyer 2007 The Abstract/Executive Summary Summarises the content No graphs No quotes No anecdotes In short “a clear – maybe dry- overview of message, scope and key findings