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Recommendation Reports
Chapter 13
Technical Writing for Success
•What Is a Recommendation Report?
•Starting a Recommendation Report
•Formatting and Organizing Recommendation Reports
•Composing Recommendation Reports
Recommendation Reports
•Determine how a recommendation report is used and adjust the structure to accommodate the
reader
•Devise criteria for evaluation after determining the problem and possible solutions
•Organize a recommendation report using the appropriate format
•Compose a recommendation report by evaluating criteria and drawing conclusions using a point-
by-point analysis
What Is a
Recommendation Report?
•A recommendation report is a problem-and-solution report—a written answer to a need that
arises in the workplace
•A recommendation report suggests the best solution to a problem or need
•Recommendation reports help people solve large and small problems, from constructing a
building to selecting a computer
What Is a
Recommendation Report?
•A recommendation report can be solicited (asked for) or unsolicited (not asked for)
•A receptive audience—open to ideas and suggestions—will be ready to read the
recommendation early in the report
•An unreceptive audience will require more careful research and supporting information up front,
with the recommendations coming last
What Is a
Recommendation Report?
•Recommendation reports are persuasive
•Persuasive writing is written to convince others
•Analyze your audiences carefully to be able to convince them to act on your recommendation
•Convincing writing uses these tools:
–Researched facts
–Opinions of authorities
–Logical thinking
Starting a
Recommendation Report
•After you have analyzed your audience and before you begin writing a recommendation report,
–Define your problem
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