Mentioned above the existence of weaknesses in written reports. First, it can not provide all of the events or activities entirely; second, the report can be prepared in such a way that it is superfluous. Considering these evils, so that reports can be retrieved quickly benefited, it should be making statements that can be taken quickly benefit, then it should sedapatnya distandariser making that report. In other words, there should be specific guidelines for how and when preparing reports for the above evils can be avoided. This is the purpose of this last conversation.
According to James Williamson, there are seven basic foundation in the writing of the report are seven basic foundation
(1) clearly
(2) complete,
(3) compact,
(4) polite,
(5) sincerely,
(6) contain the personality,
(7) carefully.
Furthermore, John C. Johnson, put forward five basic guidelines in preparing a report, namely:
a. Check out all the facts you need before making a statement
b. Arrange the details as possible.
c. Reports should be concise, but complete.
d. Use simple language and easily understandable
e. Write an institution that can help employers to get a better picture.
To answer this question, if the reports were prepared, then John C Johnson responded in four ways, namely:
a. When the reporter took the important decisions that directly affect the decision-making even though his boss is the authority and responsibility of the reporting itself.
b. When reporting require assistance in order to capture an important decision or to solve a difficult problem.
c. If the reporting predicting difficulties will arise.
d. Whenever events or extraordinary special need to know your boss.
Apart from the four mentioned above, then the answer when the report is to be made, we must remember that there are two kinds of reports dilidat from the point of time, namely newsletters and special reports. In the state of our activities, both running well or not, must also be reported to the supervisor so that the boss will get a subordinate-subordinate work implementation. Periodic reports that the company's industry generally includes four key activities namely production reports, distribution reports, financial statements, and reports to HR.
In the field of production, for example, have made statements concerning the purchase of raw materials, the number of hours worked for each employee, auxiliary materials used, cost of machinery, maintenance, preparation of supplies and the amount of production. In the area of distribution must be reported wages and agent commission, total sales for each agent or electricity, and the amount of goods that are returned by the customers. In the financial sector have reported the number of bonds and interest rates, loans received and given, and other matters related to finance. So on in the field of civil service personnel reported data, wages, job applications, promotions are given, and so forth. Activities that are not regularly included in the reports mentioned above, put into special reports, such as a report from the field of research about the public demand for new products.
Another thing that needs to get attention in the preparation of the report are the elements of the report. As described earlier, the report should be standardized. Generally been accepted that the five essential elements of the report are as follows:
a. Title,
b. table of contents and summary,
c. summary,
d. body of the report, and
e. appendices.
The composition of the elements above, is not always the case. The third element is often preceded by the fourth element, this is really a question of principle. The title of the report should be brief, but clearly indicate the subject matter, should not be too broad or narrow in nature. Table of Contents includes sections headings contained in the report, the objective that readers may find the sections contained in the report. Keynote presentation includes problems, conclusions, and recommendations are important. Ringakasan essence of the contents of this report, ranging from one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five words. Summary report contains points wider than the summary, usually consisting of two to five percent of the length of the whole report, usually also one page. Body of the report contains what is reported with further so what was raised in the body of the report reinforce the more obvious or more conclusions and recommendations raised by the report.
