Formats of Report and Essential features of a Report (Unit four)
Formats of Report All routine reports have a fixed format. Therefore you must present them in the format that is conventional in your organization. However on demand report has three formats in which it may be presented. They are as mentioned below:- 1. Memo format A memo or interoffice memorandum is a small traditional letter like format that is used for internal communication in an organization. (To know the details, go to Letter Writing section of this book) This memo can be used for presenting a report but you must know that your report must be small and your recipient is locally placed. 2. Letter format You can present your report in a letter also but your report is only one or two pages long and your recipient is not locally placed. He is at a remote location and he wants you to send him report in a letter. 3. Manuscript format A manuscript report is a full report presented in a book for format having all 19 elements that have already been discussed. Such ...