Identify and discuss ways to create an objective and easy to read report

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: The writing style of a report lends credibility to your results. To adopt an effective report-writing style, follow this advice:
• Avoid narrative. Do not waste your reader's time providing a detailed account of what you did to collect the information. Instead, focus on the significance of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations that resulted from your research. Even in a progress report, focus on accomplishments rather than activities.
• Be objective. For every claim you make, provide reasoning and supporting evidence. Also, be fair. Include information from all sides of an issue and demonstrate that you have evaluated the issue using reasonable and objective criteria.
• Use an appropriate tone. Although some internal reports may use informal language (including contractions such as isn't, won't, or we'll), reports for external audiences are typically formal.
• Make the report easy to skim and information easy to find. Use headings that flow logically and outline how the report is organized. In addition, begin each paragraph with a topic sentence that summarizes the main point of the paragraph so that a reader can easily find the main ideas.
• Use a straightforward sentence style. All reports benefit from a writing style that uses concise sentences and active voice. This style makes the report easier to read and easier to translate for international audiences.